Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Huawei CloudEngine 5800 Series
CVE-2021-39976

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Huawei
Status
Cloudengine 5800
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 November 2021

What is CVE-2021-39976?

A privilege escalation issue in the Huawei CloudEngine 5800 series allows authenticated local attackers to perform specific operations, potentially leading to the acquisition of higher-level access. The vulnerability arises from insufficient privilege restrictions, raising concerns regarding the overall security posture of affected network devices.

Affected Version(s)

CloudEngine 5800 V200R020C00SPC600

References

https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawe...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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