CVE-2024-20338

CWE-4274 documents4 sources
Severity
7.3HIGH
EPSS
0.1%
top 75.01%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMar 6

Description

A vulnerability in the ISE Posture (System Scan) module of Cisco Secure Client for Linux could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to the use of an uncontrolled search path element. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by copying a malicious library file to a specific directory in the filesystem and persuading an administrator to restart a specific process. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute a

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.3 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

NVDcisco/secure_client< 5.1.2.42

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
CVEList
CVE-2024-20338: A vulnerability in the ISE Posture (System Scan) module of Cisco Secure Client for Linux could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privi2024-03-06
GHSA
GHSA-hf75-xw57-474f: A vulnerability in the ISE Posture (System Scan) module of Cisco Secure Client for Linux could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privi2024-03-06

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Cisco
Cisco Secure Client for Linux with ISE Posture Module Privilege Escalation Vulnerability2024-03-06