cisco-sa-20170405-cme
Cisco Mobility Express 2800 and 3800 Series Wireless LAN Controllers Shell Bypass Vulnerability
Medium · Updated · Cisco
1 product with CSAF evidence
A vulnerability in the CLI command parser of the Cisco Mobility Express 2800 and 3800 Series Wireless LAN Controllers could allow an authenticated, local attacker to obtain access to the underlying operating system shell with root-level privileges. The vulnerability is due to incorrect permissions being assigned to configured users on the device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and issuing certain commands at the CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access the underlying operating system shell with root access. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
| Product | CVE |
|---|---|
| Cisco Mobility Services Engine | CVE-2016-9197 |