CVE-2024-20306 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-20306

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco IOS XE Software
Weakness CWE-233
Published March 27, 2024
Last update August 16, 2024

CVSS base score

6.0/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the Unified Threat Defense (UTD) configuration CLI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying host operating system. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have level 15 privileges on the affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted CLI command to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 27, 2024 CVE published
August 16, 2024 Record updated