Missing Authorization in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2024-20413

 

Missing Authorization in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2024-20413

Published: August 29, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96608
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-2024-20413
CWE-ID: CWE-862
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

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient security restrictions when executing application arguments from the Bash shell. A local administrator can create new users with the privileges of network-admin.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-20413

Install updates from vendor's website.

Sources