VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2015-6298
CVSS score9 HIGH
EPSS probability1.66%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-11-06
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
The admin web interface in Cisco AsyncOS 8.x before 8.0.8-113, 8.1.x and 8.5.x before 8.5.3-051, 8.6.x and 8.7.x before 8.7.0-171-LD, and 8.8.x before 8.8.0-085 on Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices allows remote authenticated users to obtain root privileges via crafted certificate-generation arguments, aka Bug ID CSCus83445.
Weakness classification
- CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Primary references
- psirt@cisco.com — Vendor Advisory
- psirt@cisco.com
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108