Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) - CVE-2024-20370
Published: October 24, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99322
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20370
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)
Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)
Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD)
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local administrator to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure storage and permissions within certain system configurations and executable files, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-20370
Install updates from vendor's website.