Vulnerability · Published Jun 3, 2020 · Assigned by cisco

CVE-2020-3212Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI Command Injection Vulnerability

High 7.2

In plain English

A high-severity command injection in Cisco IOS XE Software 16.11.1 from Cisco. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.6% (higher than 85% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.6%top 14.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the underlying operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input sanitization. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a crafted file to the web UI of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the device.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Cisco Cisco IOS XE Software 16.11.1 n/a

Weakness: CWE-77 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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