Privilege escalation in Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint, TelePresence Codec and RoomOS
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-15288 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Cisco TelePresence Codec (TC) Server applications / Conferencing, Collaboration and VoIP solutions Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint (CE) Hardware solutions / Office equipment, IP-phones, print servers Cisco RoomOS Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
| Vendor | Cisco Systems, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
1) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU22609
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15288
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges to an unrestricted user of the restricted shell.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the CLI. A remote authenticated attacker can include specific arguments when opening an SSH connection to an affected device and gain unrestricted user access to the restricted shell of an affected device.
Note: This vulnerability affects Cisco RoomOS Software releases earlier than RoomOS September Drop 1 2019 that have the SSH feature enabled.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsCisco TelePresence Codec (TC): 7.1.1 - 7.3.18
Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint (CE): 9.0.1 - 9.8.0
Cisco RoomOS: All versions
External linksQ & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
