Privilege escalation in Cisco TelePresence Endpoints - CVE-2016-6459
Published: November 3, 2016 / Updated: April 5, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU1141
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6459
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness is due to input validation error. By sending a specially crsfted parameter values, a local attacker can inject and execute shell commands that may lead to disclosure of potentially sensitive information, including private keys.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in privilege escalation.
The weakness is due to input validation error. By sending a specially crsfted parameter values, a local attacker can inject and execute shell commands that may lead to disclosure of potentially sensitive information, including private keys.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in privilege escalation.
Affected software
Cisco TelePresence Endpoints
How to mitigate CVE-2016-6459
Update fixed versions from the vendor's website.