CVE-2010-4303· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Cisco Unified Videoconferencing (UVC) System 5110 and 5115, when the Linux operating system is used, uses world-readable permissions for the

Cisco Unified Videoconferencing (UVC) System 5110 and 5115, when the Linux operating system is used, uses world-readable permissions for the /etc/shadow file, which allows local users to discover encrypted passwords by reading this file, aka Bug ID CSCti54043.

MediumCVSS 4.9 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded

Published: Nov 22, 2010
Updated: Jun 16, 2026
EPSS: 0.3% · 26th percentile
CWE: CWE-255

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CVSS: 19 / 40 · 4.9 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 0 / 30 · 0.3%

Affected systems

Vendor	Product	CPE
cisco	unified videoconferencing system 5110 firmware	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_videoconferencing_system_5110_firmware
cisco	unified videoconferencing system 5115 firmware	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_videoconferencing_system_5115_firmware
cisco	unified videoconferencing system 5110	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_videoconferencing_system_5110
cisco	unified videoconferencing system 5115	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_videoconferencing_system_5115
linux	linux kernel	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel

Affected versions

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cisco unified videoconferencing system 5110all versions
cisco unified videoconferencing system 5110 firmware7.0.1.13.3
cisco unified videoconferencing system 5115all versions
cisco unified videoconferencing system 5115 firmware7.0.1.13.3

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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CVE-2010-4304The web interface in Cisco Unified Videoconferencing (UVC) System 3545, 5110, 5115, and 5230; Unified Videoconferencing 3527 Primary Rate In
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CVE-2010-4305Cisco Unified Videoconferencing (UVC) System 3545, 5110, 5115, and 5230; Unified Videoconferencing 3527 Primary Rate Interface (PRI) Gateway
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CVE-2010-4302/opt/rv/Versions/CurrentVersion/Mcu/Config/Mcu.val in Cisco Unified Videoconferencing (UVC) System 5110 and 5115, when the Linux operating s
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Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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EPSS, last 120 days

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality: C · data can be read
Integrity: none
Availability: none

Attack complexity: Low
Confidentiality impact: C
Integrity impact: None
Availability impact: None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-255 · Credentials Management Errors

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

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Change log

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References

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