Vulnerability · Published Oct 23, 2024 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2024-20370
Medium 6.0
In plain English
A medium-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 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability in the Cisco FXOS CLI feature on specific hardware platforms for Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate their administrative privileges to root. The attacker would need valid administrative credentials on the device to exploit this vulnerability. This vulnerability exists because certain system configurations and executable files have insecure storage and permissions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating on the device and then performing a series of steps that includes downloading malicious system files and accessing the Cisco FXOS CLI to configure the attack. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain root access on the device.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software | 9.17.19.17.1.79.17.1.99.17.1.109.17.1.119.17.1.139.17.1.159.17.1.20 |
| Cisco | Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software | 7.1.07.1.0.17.1.0.27.1.0.37.2.07.2.0.17.2.17.2.2 |
Weakness: CWE-264 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N