CVE-2018-0417
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-10-17 22:00
Modified
2024-09-16 20:52
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
References
ykramarz@cisco.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105667VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory
ykramarz@cisco.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041924Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
ykramarz@cisco.comhttps://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181017-wlc-gui-privescVendor Advisory
Impacted products
CiscoCisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC)
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