CVE-2024-20413 — Missing Authorization in Cisco Nx-os Software

CWE-862 — Missing AuthorizationCWE-267 — Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions4 documents4 sources
Severity
6.7MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 86.48%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Cisco Nx-os Software
Timeline
PublishedAug 28

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 …

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 0.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages1 packages

▶CVEListV5cisco/cisco_nx-os_software159 versions+158

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
CVEList
Cisco NX-OS Bash Privilege Escalation Vulnerability↗2024-08-28
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GHSA
GHSA-pf8v-w5wh-93wr: A vulnerability in Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with privileges to access the Bash shell to elevate privileges to↗2024-08-28
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Cisco
Cisco NX-OS Software Bash Arbitrary Code Execution and Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities↗2024-08-28
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