Cisco IOS XE privilege escalation [CVE-2019-12672]

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS XE (Router Operating System) (version unknown). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 09/25/2019 as cisco-sa-20190925-iosxe-codeex as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-12672 since 06/04/2019. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 09/26/2019).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 142295, 142294 and 142293.

Type

• Router Operating System

Vendor

• Cisco

Name

• IOS XE

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Class: Privilege escalation (CWE-269)
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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06/04/2019 CVE assigned
09/25/2019 +113 days Advisory disclosed
09/26/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
09/26/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateVendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20190925-iosxe-codeex
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-12672 (🔒)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 09/26/2019 12:46 PM
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