SB2019022806 - Privilege escalation in Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App and Webex Productivity Tools 



SB2019022806 - Privilege escalation in Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App and Webex Productivity Tools

Published: February 28, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019022806
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1674)

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing parameters passed via CLI. A local user can launch the application with a specially crafted argument and execute arbitrary OS command with SYSTEM privileges.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.