CVE-2016-7089

CVSS 7.8 - HIGH

Description

WatchGuard RapidStream appliances allow local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted ifconfig command, aka ESCALATEPLOWMAN.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Version
watchguard	rapidstream	`-`

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138393/ESCALA...

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92638

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40270/

https://www.secplicity.org/2016/08/16/nsa-equation...

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138393/ESCALA...

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92638

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40270/

https://www.secplicity.org/2016/08/16/nsa-equation...

Weakness Types

CWE-264

CVE Information

CVE ID:: CVE-2016-7089
Published:: 2016-08-24
Modified:: 2026-05-06
CVSS Score:: 7.8
Severity:: HIGH
Vector:: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors

watchguard

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CVSS Severity Scale

0.0 - 3.9 LOW

4.0 - 6.9 MEDIUM

7.0 - 8.9 HIGH

9.0 - 10.0 CRITICAL