Cisco IOS XE Software Shell Access Authentication Bypass (cisco-sa-20180926-shell-access)

According to its self-reported version, Cisco IOS XE Software is affected by the following vulnerability: - An Authentication bypass in the shell access request mechanism. An authenticated attacker could exploit this in order to bypass authentication and gain root access to the system...

CVE-2018-15371 Cisco IOS XE Software Shell Access Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the shell access request mechanism of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to bypass authentication and gain unrestricted access to the root shell of an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the affected software has insufficient...

CVE-2018-15371

CVE-2018-15371 affects Cisco IOS XE Software, specifically the shell access request mechanism. The issue is an authentication bypass that could let an authenticated, local attacker request access to the root shell and gain unrestricted root access due to insufficient authentication for certain co...