Cisco Mobility Services Engine (MSE) through 8.0.120.7 uses weak permissions for…
Priority LOW 31CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- 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 Mobility Services Engine (MSE) through 8.0.120.7 uses weak permissions for unspecified binary files, which allows local users to obtain root privileges by writing to a file, aka Bug ID CSCuv40504.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0039 33rd 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
CPE configurations NVD · 14
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:5.1_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1_base | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:5.2_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2_base | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:6.0_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0_base | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:7.0_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0_base | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:7.4.100.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4.100.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:7.4.110.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4.110.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:7.4.121.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4.121.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:7.4_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4_base | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:7.5.102.101:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.5.102.101 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:7.6.100.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6.100.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:5.1_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1_base Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:5.2_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2_base Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:6.0_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0_base Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:7.0_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0_base Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:7.4.100.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.100.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:7.4.110.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.110.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:7.4.121.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.121.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:7.4_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4_base Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:7.5.102.101:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5.102.101 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:7.6.100.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6.100.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
Show 4 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:7.6.120.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6.120.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:7.6.132.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6.132.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:8.0\(110.0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0(110.0) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:8.0_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0_base | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:7.6.120.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6.120.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:7.6.132.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6.132.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:8.0\(110.0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0(110.0) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:8.0_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0_base Vulnerable ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-4282
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v76g-4r7v-g6m6
References
More Cisco Mobility Services Engine vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-19919 Apache Log4j2 JNDI features do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2018-00334 Hard-coded credentials in Cisco Policy Suite unknown CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-00336 Missing authentication in Cisco Policy Suite unknown CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-00335 Missing authentication in Cisco Policy Suite unknown CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-00333 Missing authentication in Cisco Policy Suite unknown CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-00091 Improper authentication in Cisco Policy Suite CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2015-4282 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-4282 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v76g-4r7v-g6m6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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