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CVE-2024-20413

Cisco NX-OS Bash Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Published: Aug 28, 2024Updated: Aug 29, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-862
NVD MITRE
6.7CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 95.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
0 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with privileges to access the Bash shell to elevate privileges to network-admin on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient security restrictions when executing application arguments from the Bash shell. An attacker with privileges to access the Bash shell could exploit this vulnerability by executing crafted commands on the underlying operating system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to create new users with the privileges of network-admin.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-862

Affected Products

Cisco NX-OS SoftwareCisco
On-premOS
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
NX-OSCisco Systems Inc.
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
ciscocommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco systems inc.
cisco systems inc.commercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco

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Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-bshacepe-bApeHSx7
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-bshacepe-bApeHSx7
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
https://vuldb.com/ru/?id.276010
vuldb.com

Timeline

Published
Aug 28, 2024
Last Updated
Aug 29, 2024

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