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Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller REST API Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Published Jul 4, 2019

Description

A vulnerability in the REST API for software device management in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to escalate privileges to root on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to incomplete validation and error checking for the file path when specific software is uploaded. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading malicious software using the REST API. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to escalate their privilege level to root. The attacker would need to have the administrator role on the device.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner cisco
Published Jul 4, 2019
Updated Nov 20, 2024
Reserved Dec 6, 2018
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Nov 20, 2024
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a