Improper Neutralization of Expression/Command Delimiters in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) - CVE-2024-20329
Published: October 25, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99334
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20329
CWE-ID: CWE-146
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute operating system commands as root.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user input in the SSH subsystem. A remote user can execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with elevated privileges.
Affected software
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)
How to mitigate CVE-2024-20329
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) - addressed in versions 9.17.1.39, 9.17.1.45, 9.18.4, 9.18.4.5, 9.18.4.8, 9.18.4.22, 9.18.4.24, 9.18.4.29, 9.18.4.34, 9.18.4.40, 9.18.4.47, 9.19.1.22, 9.19.1.24, 9.19.1.27, 9.19.1.28, 9.19.1.31, 9.19.1.37, 9.20.1, 9.20.1.5, 9.20.2, 9.20.2.10, 9.20.2.21, 9.20.2.22, 9.20.3, 9.20.3.4, 9.20.3.7, 9.22.1.1