Vulnerability · Published Apr 24, 2024 · Assigned by cisco

CVE-2024-20295

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity OS command injection in Cisco Unified Computing System E-Series Software (UCSE) from Cisco. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 24.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability in the CLI of the Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform command injection attacks on the underlying operating system and elevate privileges to root. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have read-only or higher privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Cisco Cisco Unified Computing System (Standalone) 3.0(1c)3.0(1d)3.0(2b)3.0(3a)3.0(3b)3.0(3c)3.0(3e)3.0(3f)
Cisco Cisco Unified Computing System E-Series Software (UCSE) N/A

Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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