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Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-16005 affects Cisco Webex Video Mesh nodes. An attacker who already has administrative access to the web management interface could run operating-system commands as root. This is serious for organizations using Video Mesh, but the supplied evidence requires privileged access and does not show active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as high priority if Webex Video Mesh is deployed, especially where admin interfaces are broadly reachable or admin access is weakly controlled. Prioritize inventory, Cisco guidance review, access restriction, and privileged-account review.
Technical view
The flaw is improper validation of user input in the Webex Video Mesh web-based management interface, classified as CWE-77 command injection. Cisco describes remote, authenticated exploitation with high privileges and potential root command execution on the underlying Linux system. CVSS v3.0 score is 7.2.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running Cisco Webex Video Mesh nodes with reachable administrative web interfaces. The source bundle does not specify affected software versions, CPEs, or deployment patterns, so asset inventory and Cisco advisory review are required.
Exploitation context
The attacker must authenticate to the management interface with administrative privileges. No CISA KEV listing or provided source indicates active exploitation. The available evidence supports serious post-admin compromise, not unauthenticated internet-scale exploitation.
Researcher notes
Key constraints matter: network attack vector, low complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Supplied affected versions are unspecified, so version-level validation depends on Cisco's advisory.
Mitigation direction
- Review Cisco's advisory for fixed releases or official mitigations.
- Inventory Cisco Webex Video Mesh nodes in production and lab environments.
- Restrict management interface access to trusted administrative networks only.
- Review and minimize accounts with Video Mesh administrative privileges.
- Monitor administrative access for unexpected or unauthorized activity.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Cisco Webex Video Mesh is deployed in the environment.
- Identify node software versions and compare them with Cisco guidance.
- Verify who has administrative access to the web management interface.
- Check whether the management interface is reachable from untrusted networks.
- Review recent administrative sessions for unexplained activity.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.2 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.25.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
7.2HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- 20200108 Cisco Webex Video Mesh Node Command Injection VulnerabilityCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.