CVE-2015-0693

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-04-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices with software 8.5.0-ise-147 do not properly restrict use of the pickle Python module during certain tunnel-status checks, which allows local users to execute arbitrary Python code and gain privileges via a crafted pickle file, aka Bug ID CSCut39259.

Affected products

Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA): 8.5_base

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=38306
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032097
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=38306
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032097

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