SB2024091243 - Privilege escalation in Cisco IOS XR CLI
Published: September 12, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024091243
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20398)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the device.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user arguments that are passed to specific CLI commands. A local user can use a specially crafted command to escalate privileges on the device.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.