Improper Handling of Parameters in Cisco IOS XE - CVE-2024-20306
Published: March 28, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU87899
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20306
CWE-ID: CWE-233
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation in the Unified Threat Defense (UTD) configuration CLI. A local administrator can execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system.
Affected software
Cisco IOS XE
How to mitigate CVE-2024-20306
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco IOS XE - addressed in versions 17.12.1x, 17.12.2, 17.12.02a, 17.12.2a, 17.12.3, 17.13.1, 17.13.1a