OS Command Injection in Cisco IOS XR - CVE-2024-20398

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OS Command Injection in Cisco IOS XR - CVE-2024-20398

Published: September 12, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU97200
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-2024-20398
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco IOS XR

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user arguments that are passed to specific CLI commands. A local user can use a specially crafted command to escalate privileges on the device.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-20398

Install updates from vendor's website.

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