RCE in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module

CVE-2018-0427

A vulnerability in the CronJob scheduler API of Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a command injection attack. The vulnerability is due to incorrect input validation of user-supplied data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious packet. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvi42263.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.061 (92.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-0427?
CVE-2018-0427 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-08-15.
How severe is CVE-2018-0427?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.