External Control of File Name or Path in Crosswork Network Services Orchestrator - CVE-2024-20366

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External Control of File Name or Path in Crosswork Network Services Orchestrator - CVE-2024-20366

Published: May 16, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU89580
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20366
CWE-ID: CWE-73
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Crosswork Network Services Orchestrator

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a user-controlled search path is used to locate executable files within the Tail-f High Availability Cluster Communications (HCC) function. A local user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-20366

Install updates from vendor's website.

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