CVE-2013-5493

medium
Published 2013-09-13 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
6.8

Description

The diagnostic module in the firmware on Cisco Virtualization Experience Client 6000 devices allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCug68407.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: psirt@cisco.com — http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=30777

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: psirt@cisco.com — http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-5493

References

CWEs

CWE-20

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.