Command injection in Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App - CVE-2018-15442
Published: October 25, 2018 / Updated: November 28, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15525
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15442
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the update service of Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App due to insufficient validation of user-supplied parameters. A local attacker can invoke the update service command with a crafted argument and run arbitrary commands with SYSTEM user privileges.
Affected software
Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App
How to mitigate CVE-2018-15442
Update to version 33.6.4.
Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App - update to 33.6.4