QID 316929

Date Published: 2021-04-19

QID 316929: Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Privilege Escalation Vulnerability(cisco-sa-20190501-apic-priv-escalation)

Affected Versions:
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) Software release prior to 3.2(6i) or 4.1(1i)

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
The check matches Cisco APIC version retrieved via Unix Auth using "show version" command.

A vulnerability in the FUSE filesystem functionality for Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate privileges to root on an affected device.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.2 severity.
  • Solution

    Customers are advised to refer to cisco-sa-20190501-apic-priv-escalation for more information.

    CVEs related to QID 316929

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    cisco-sa-20190501-apic-priv-escalation URL Logo tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190501-apic-priv-escalation

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