Improper access control in Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) - CVE-2024-20261

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Improper access control in Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) - CVE-2024-20261

Published: May 27, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU89833
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20261
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD)
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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