CVE-2008-1157 describes a critical vulnerability in CiscoWorks Internetwork Performance Monitor (IPM) 2.6, where the software creates a process that opens a command shell on a randomly chosen TCP port. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands with maximum privileges. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it shows no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ciscoworks_internetwork_performance_monitor:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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