Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller REST API Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Published Jul 4, 2019
7.2
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.82%
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.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<4.1(2g)
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) | n/a |
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- 4.1\(1j\)
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Nov 20, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.82% (0.02818) | 86.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.76% (0.02764) | 84.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 77.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.56% (0.02557) | 75.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00229) | 61.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00229) | 60.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00238) | 60.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.03% (0.09029) | 86.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.30% (0.02304) | 53.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.30% (0.02304) | 53.25th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.52% (0.00523) | 32.27th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.52% (0.00523) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190703-ccapic-restapi vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190703-ccapic-restapi | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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