Auth bypass in Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences
CVE-2020-3151
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences (CMX) could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrative credentials to bypass restrictions on the CLI. The vulnerability is due to insufficient security mechanisms in the restricted shell implementation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted commands to the CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to escape the restricted shell and execute a set of normally unauthorized commands with the privileges of a non-root user. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to have valid administrative credentials.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (18.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 18.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences
- Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences — versions 10.6.0, 10.6.1, 10.6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cmx-rshe… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-3151?
- CVE-2020-3151 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2020-08-26.
- How severe is CVE-2020-3151?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.