TI-2018-00090 Aliases CVE-2018-0115 GHSA-c98r-w87r-fgfv

OS command injection in Cisco StarOS

LOW 32CWE-78Published 2018-01-18 · Updated 2024-12-02

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

A vulnerability in the CLI of the Cisco StarOS operating system for Cisco ASR 5000 Series routers could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on an affected host operating system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious command arguments into a vulnerable CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to authenticate to the affected system by using valid administrator credentials. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf93332.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00445 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	Cisco StarOS	Cisco StarOS	—	No fix listed	CNA

Cisco StarOS Vendor— Affected Cisco StarOS Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:staros::::::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Cisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_5000:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Cisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_5500:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Cisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_5700:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Cisco

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:staros:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_5000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_5500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_5700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-0115
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c98r-w87r-fgfv

References

Advisory 1

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180117-staros

TI-2025-23504 Erlang/OTP SSH Vulnerable to Pre-Authentication RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2019-01491 Cisco StarOS Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6
TI-2018-00328 Improper input validation in Cisco StarOS unknown CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6
TI-2021-01080 Cisco StarOS IPv4 Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
TI-2018-00201 Improper input validation in Cisco StarOS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2021-01105 Cisco StarOS Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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