CVE-2024-20306
A vulnerability in the Unified Threat Defense (UTD) configuration CLI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying host
Description
A vulnerability in the Unified Threat Defense (UTD) configuration CLI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying host operating system. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have level 15 privileges on the affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted CLI command to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system.
Weakness: CWE-233
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Category | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | Routing & Switching | cna-assigner |
Vendor-reported products (2)
- Cisco · Cisco IOS XE Software
- cisco · ios_xe
Vendor advisory
cisco-sa-iosxe-utd-cmd-JbL8KvHT
Cisco IOS XE Software Unified Threat Defense Command Injection Vulnerability
Cisco’s rating: Medium (advisory CVSS 6.0) · Published Mar 27, 2024 · updated Apr 2, 2024 (revision 1.1)
Bug ID: CSCwh05263
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