Security readout for executives and security teams
Cisco Directory Connector 2.2 can be tricked by a privileged local user into loading the wrong binary. This is not a remote internet attack, but it could let someone with strong local access tamper with connector behavior and compromise trust in directory synchronization. Exposure appears limited to environments running Cisco Directory Connector 2.2 where an authenticated local attacker already has high privileges on the connector host. Treat as a targeted local privilege-to-integrity risk, not an emergency internet-wide exposure. Prioritize remediation where Directory Connector runs on shared, weakly governed, or highly trusted identity infrastructure hosts. Mitigation focus: Check Cisco's advisory for fixed releases or official mitigation guidance.; Inventory Cisco Directory Connector deployments and identify version 2.2 instances.; Limit privileged local access to hosts running Cisco Directory Connector..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.1 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N0.84.2Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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5.1MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- 20190417 Cisco Directory Connector Search Order Hijacking VulnerabilityCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO
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