vendor:
Firewalls
by:
Shadow Brokers
9,3
CVSS
HIGH
Privilege Escalation
269
CWE
Product Name: Firewalls
Affected Version From: N/A
Affected Version To: N/A
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit:
N/A
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: N/A
2016
WatchGuard Firewalls – ifconfig Privilege Escalation (ESCALATEPLOWMAN)
This exploit is for WatchGuard Firewalls. It allows an attacker to gain root privileges on the system by exploiting a vulnerability in the ifconfig command. The exploit was released by the Shadow Brokers in August 2016.
Mitigation:
The vendor has released a patch to address this vulnerability.
