CVE-2024-20413
Cisco NX-OS Bash Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Severity
Medium 6.7
CVSS 3.1
Exploited
Not listed
EPSS
0.001
4.6th percentile
Discovered by
Vendor
Published by the vendor
Published
Aug 28, 2024
Assigned by cisco
Description
A vulnerability in Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with privileges to access the Bash shell to elevate privileges to network-admin on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient security restrictions when executing application arguments from the Bash shell. An attacker with privileges to access the Bash shell could exploit this vulnerability by executing crafted commands on the underlying operating system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to create new users with the privileges of network-admin.
Weakness: CWE-862
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Category | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | Routing & Switching | cna-assigner |
Vendor-reported affected versions (2)
- Cisco · Cisco NX-OS Software
- cisco · nx-os