Vulnerability · Published Mar 27, 2024 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2024-20265
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Cisco Aironet Access Point 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 16% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability in the boot process of Cisco Access Point (AP) Software could allow an unauthenticated, physical attacker to bypass the Cisco Secure Boot functionality and load a software image that has been tampered with on an affected device. This vulnerability exists because unnecessary commands are available during boot time at the physical console. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by interrupting the boot process and executing specific commands to bypass the Cisco Secure Boot validation checks and load an image that has been tampered with. This image would have been previously downloaded onto the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to load the image once. The Cisco Secure Boot functionality is not permanently compromised.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | N/A |
| Cisco | Cisco Aironet Access Point Software | 8.2.100.08.2.130.08.2.111.08.2.110.08.2.121.08.2.141.08.2.151.08.2.160.0 |
| Cisco | Cisco Business Wireless Access Point Software | 10.0.1.010.0.2.010.1.1.010.1.2.010.2.1.010.2.2.010.3.1.010.3.1.1 |
| Cisco | Cisco Aironet Access Point Software (IOS XE Controller) | 16.10.1e16.10.117.1.1t17.1.1s17.1.116.11.1a16.11.116.11.1c |
Weakness: CWE-501 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N