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CVE-2015-4244

• 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: 2015-07-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

The boot implementation on Cisco ASR 5000 and 5500 devices with software 14.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary Linux commands by leveraging administrative privileges for storage of these commands in a Compact Flash (CF) file, aka Bug ID CSCuu75278.

Affected products

• Cisco ASR 5000 Series Aggregation Services Routers: 14.0

References

• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=39677
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032839
• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=39677
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032839

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