HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2013-0526

Global Console Manager 16 Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
8.5
EPSS
6.1%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
ping.php in Global Console Manager 16 (GCM16) and Global Console Manager 32 (GCM32) before 1.20.0.22575 on the IBM Avocent 1754 KVM switch allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) count or (2) size parameter.
Affected vendor
Ibm
Affected product
Global Console Manager 16 Firmware
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
Published
2013-08-21

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 6.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2013-0526

  • Confirm whether Ibm Global Console Manager 16 Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2013-0526.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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