Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE 3.5E and Earlier on WS-C3850, WS-C3860, and AIR-CT5760 Devices (Bug ID CSCur09815)

CVE-2014-7990 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cisco IOS XE 3.5E and earlier on WS-C3850, WS-C3860, and AIR-CT5760 devices does not properly parse the "request system shell" challenge response, which allows local users to obtain Linux root access by leveraging administrative privilege, aka Bug ID CSCur09815.

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