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CVE-2019-12660 Medium · 5.5 EPSS 0.3%

Cisco IOS XE Software ASIC Register Write Vulnerability

Cisco · Cisco IOS XE Software 3.2.11aSG

Official description · CVE.org

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to write values to the underlying memory of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation and authorization of specific commands that a user can execute within the CLI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to an affected device and issuing a specific set of commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify the configuration of the device to cause it to be non-secure and abnormally functioning.

Breakdown
8.4 / 100
Exploited
Not confirmed
Reports
0
Tactics
5/15

How an attack unfolds

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  2. What they do

Disclosed on 25 Sep 2019. No public exploit code or confirmed exploitation is recorded.

techniques

2 , grouped by in kill-chain order 2

Initial AccessTA0001

Valid Accounts T1078 also Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Stealth
MITRE CTID mapping of the CVE · how it is exploited

ExecutionTA0002

Hijack Execution Flow T1574 also Stealth
MITRE CTID mapping of the CVE · primary impact

Detection

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What security researchers reported

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