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CVE-2026-20161

Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

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Not listed in CISA KEV
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

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 bypass file system permissions and overwrite arbitrary files on the affected device.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Cisco Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent

    Agent 5.0, Agent 4.4.4, Agent 4.4.3, Agent 4.4.2, Agent 4.2, Agent 4.1, Agent 4.0, Agent 5.1, Agent 5.1.2

References 1

sec.cloudapps.cisco.com