CVE-2014-7990

MediumCVSS 6.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Cisco IOS XE 3.5E and earlier on WS-C3850, WS-C3860, and AIR-CT5760 devices does not properly parse the "request system shell" challenge response, which allows local users to obtain Linux root access by leveraging administrative privilege, aka Bug ID CSCur09815.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.8/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 7, 2014
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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