CVE-2024-20278

A vulnerability in the NETCONF feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to impro

Severity
Medium 6.5
CVSS 3.1
Exploited
Not listed
EPSS
0.005
42.7th percentile
Discovered by
Vendor
Published by the vendor
Published
Mar 27, 2024
Assigned by cisco

Description

A vulnerability in the NETCONF feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted input over NETCONF to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges from Administrator to root.

Weakness: CWE-184

Affected products

Vendor Product Category Matched by
Cisco Cisco IOS XE Software Routing & Switching cna-assigner
Vendor-reported affected versions (2)
  • Cisco · Cisco IOS XE Software
  • cisco · ios_xe