CVE-2015-6424
The boot manager in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) 1.1(0.920a) allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain single-user-mode root access via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCuu83985.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.38%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The boot manager in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) 1.1(0.920a) allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain single-user-mode root access via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCuu83985.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 32th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-255
- Affected
- cisco/application policy infrastructure controller
- Source
- psirt@cisco.com
References
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20151216-apicVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79410
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034468
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20151216-apicVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79410
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034468
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.