#VU88979 OS Command Injection in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) - CVE-2024-20358 

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#VU88979 OS Command Injection in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) - CVE-2024-20358

Published: April 24, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU88979
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2024-20358
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)
Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD)
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of a backup file contents when restoring the system. A local user can pass a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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