CVE-2020-3601

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-78 OS Command Injections
Publication date:
08/10/2020
Last modified:
07/11/2023

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco StarOS operating system for Cisco ASR 5000 Series Routers could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted commands to the CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the root user. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to have valid administrative credentials on an affected device.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:staros:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 21.19.n4 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_5500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_5700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*