Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2024-20411
Published: August 29, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96607
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20411
CWE-ID: CWE-267
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco NX-OS
Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches NX-OS Mode
Cisco NX-OS
Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches NX-OS Mode
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient security restrictions when executing commands from the Bash shell. A local administrator can execute arbitrary code with the privileges of root.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-20411
Install updates from vendor's website.