Vulnerability · Published Oct 23, 2024 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2024-20329Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software Remote Command Injection Vulnerability
Critical 9.9
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software from Cisco. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 67% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability in the SSH subsystem of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute operating system commands as root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted input when executing remote CLI commands over SSH. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating system with root-level privileges. An attacker with limited user privileges could use this vulnerability to gain complete control over the system.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software | 9.17.19.17.1.79.17.1.99.17.1.109.18.19.18.1.39.17.1.119.18.2 |
Weakness: CWE-146 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H