The boot implementation on Cisco ASR 5000 and 5500 devices with software 14.0 allows…
Priority LOW 32CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- 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-78.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00444 38th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-4244
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hg76-79w5-rcwg
References
More Cisco Asr 5000 Series Software vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-02916 Access control flaw in Cisco StarOS CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-04371 Memory corruption in Cisco ASR 5000 Series Aggregation Services Routers CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2016-07532 Memory corruption in Cisco ASR 5000 CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-05548 Resource management flaw in Cisco Aggregation Services Router 5000 Series Switch CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-01226 The SSH implementation in Cisco StarOS before 19.3.M0.62771 and 20.x before 20.0.M0.62768… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-05547 Resource management flaw in Cisco StarOS 20.0.0 through 21.0.M0.64246 CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2015-4244 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-4244 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hg76-79w5-rcwg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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