CVE-2019-15962: cisco cisco telepresence tc software Permission Issues
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-15962 is a medium (CVSS 6.6) Permission Issues vulnerability in cisco cisco telepresence tc software. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 16-10-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 21-11-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint (CE) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to write files to the /root directory of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper permission assignment. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in as the remotesupport user and writing files to the /root directory of an affected device.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions- NVDNIST4.4MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.26%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
16%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.26% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Cisco2 products
- cisco telepresence tc software≥ unspecified, < n/a
- telepresence_collaboration_endpoint7.3.18 | 8.3.7 | 9.6.4 | 9.7.2 | 9.8.0
1 vendor · 2 products
References
1 links- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20191016-tele-ce-filewriteVendor AdvisoryX Refsource CISCO