VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-7990

CVSS score6.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.34%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-11-07
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references