CVE-2024-20435
moderate-risk
Published 2024-07-17
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco AsyncOS for Secure Web Appliance could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands and elevate privileges to root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input for the CLI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the system and executing a crafted command on the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system and elevate privileges to root. To successfully exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need at least guest credentials.
Do I need to act?
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0.10% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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8
CVSS 8.8/10
High
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (20)
Affected Vendors
References (2)
49
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
27/34 · High
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
22/34 · High