Improper access control in Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) - CVE-2024-20261
Published: May 27, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU89833
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20261
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to a logic error when a specific class of encrypted archive files is inspected. A remote attacker can bypass a configured file policy to block an encrypted archive file.
Affected software
Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD)
How to mitigate CVE-2024-20261
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) - addressed in versions 6.4.0.17, 6.4.0.18, 7.0.6, 7.0.6.1, 7.0.6.2, 7.2.4.1, 7.2.5, 7.2.5.1, 7.2.5.2, 7.2.6, 7.2.7, 7.4.1, 7.4.1.1