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CVE-2026-20161
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent could allow an authenticated, local attacker with low privileges to overwrite arbitrary files on the local system of an affected device.
This vulnerability is due to improper access controls on files that are on the local file system of an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing a symbolic link in a specific location on the local file system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unknown","product":"Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent","vendor":"Cisco","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"Agent 5.0"},{"status":"affected","version":"Agent 4.4.4"},{"status":"affected","version":"Agent 4.4.3"},{"status":"affected","version":"Agent 4.4.2"},{"status":"affected","version":"Agent 4.2"},{"status":"affected","version":"Agent 4.1"},{"status":"affected","version":"Agent 4.0"},{"status":"affected","version":"Agent 5.1"},{"status":"affected","version":"Agent 5.1.2"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":5.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2df5e1b2db6e7e70bf4a72db8b758fd89c508bf8f21d927afaa85ba460d756cc · sha256:7499ec7346e2c1ee… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-59","description":"Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')","lang":"en","type":"cwe"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2df5e1b2db6e7e70bf4a72db8b758fd89c508bf8f21d927afaa85ba460d756cc · sha256:7499ec7346e2c1ee… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"name":"cisco-sa-te-agentfilewrite-tqUw3SMU","url":"https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-te-agentfilewrite-tqUw3SMU"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2df5e1b2db6e7e70bf4a72db8b758fd89c508bf8f21d927afaa85ba460d756cc · sha256:7499ec7346e2c1ee… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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