Improper access control in Cisco IOS - CVE-2019-12670
Published: September 26, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21352
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12670
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient file permissions in the filesystem. A local authenticated user can bypass implemented security restrictions, modify files, remove container protections and perform file actions outside the namespace of the container.Affected software
Cisco IOS
How to mitigate CVE-2019-12670
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco IOS - update to 16.11.1