RCE in Cisco Webex Video Mesh
CVE-2019-16005
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Webex Video Mesh could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the web-based management interface with administrative privileges and supplying crafted requests to the application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying Linux operating system with root privileges on a targeted node.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.035 (88.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Cisco Webex Video Mesh — versions unspecified
- Cisco Collaboration_meeting_rooms — versions 2.0
- Cisco Webex_video_mesh
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-16005?
- CVE-2019-16005 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Webex Video Mesh, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-01-26.
- How severe is CVE-2019-16005?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.