Vulnerability · Published Aug 28, 2024 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2024-20411Cisco NX-OS Bash Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Medium 6.7
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Cisco NX-OS 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 5% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability in Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with privileges to access the Bash shell to execute arbitrary code as root on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient security restrictions when executing commands from the Bash shell. An attacker with privileges to access the Bash shell could exploit this vulnerability by executing a specific crafted command on the underlying operating system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of root.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | 9.2(3)7.0(3)I5(2)6.0(2)A8(7a)7.0(3)I4(5)6.0(2)A6(1)7.0(3)I4(6)7.0(3)I4(3)9.2(2v) |
Weakness: CWE-267 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H