VIR Vulnerability Intelligence Relay

CVE-2015-5699

high
Published 2017-10-22 · Modified 2026-05-13
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
7.2
VIR risk
7.8

Description

The Switch Configuration Tools Backend (clcmd_server) in Cumulus Linux 2.5.3 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a cl-rctl command label.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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References

CWEs

CWE-264

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