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TI-2015-00643 Aliases CVE-2015-0692GHSA-79m9-mggg-xpg9

Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices with software 8.5.0-ise-147 do not properly…

Priority LOW 32CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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 crafted serialized objects, aka Bug ID CSCut39230.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00377 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:8.5_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5_baseVulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:8.5_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5_base Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-0692
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-79m9-mggg-xpg9

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-06741 Buffer overflow in Cisco Secure Web Appliance CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-00369 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Web Security… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2019-01508 Cisco Web Security Appliance HTTPS Certificate Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2018-00312 A vulnerability in traffic-monitoring functions in Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA)… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-01086 Cisco Web Security Appliance Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-11999 Cisco Web Security Appliance Unauthorized Device Reset Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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