Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old Cisco appliance issue where someone who already has local CLI access could break out into the underlying Linux shell. The business risk is highest where legacy Cisco management appliances still exist and have non-essential local user accounts. Exposure is limited to organizations still operating the named legacy Cisco appliances and granting local CLI access to users. Internet exposure is not indicated in the provided sources. Treat as a legacy-asset cleanup item with privilege-escalation impact. Prioritize if affected appliances manage wireless, hosting, or subscriber infrastructure, or if local CLI accounts are broadly shared. Mitigation focus: Identify any WLSE, WLSE Express, HSE, URT, ESSE, or SMS appliances still in use.; Upgrade WLSE or WLSE Express to version 2.13 or later where applicable.; For HSE and URT, follow Cisco guidance from the 20060419 advisory..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- cisco-wlse-shell-privilege-escalation(25884)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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