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CVE-2024-20411: cisco cisco nx-os software Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions

CVSS: 6.7v3.1MediumDeferred
Published 28-08-2024Last modified 30-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-20411 is a medium (CVSS 6.7) Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions vulnerability in cisco cisco nx-os software. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
27/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.7/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.16%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 28-08-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 30-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.16%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

5%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.16% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.16%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cisco1 product
  • cisco nx-os software9.2(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) | 6.0(2)A6(5b) | 7.0(3)I4(7) | 6.0(2)U6(1a) | 7.0(3)I4(1) | 7.0(3)I4(8) | 7.0(3)I4(2) | 7.0(3)IM3(1) | 6.0(2)U6(5a) | 6.0(2)A8(11) | 6.0(2)A6(4a) | 9.2(1) | 9.2(2t) | 9.2(3y) | 7.0(3)I4(1t) | 6.0(2)U6(5c) | 6.0(2)A6(4) | 7.0(3)I7(6z) | 9.3(2) | 7.0(3)F3(3) | 6.0(2)U6(6) | 7.0(3)I7(3z) | 7.0(3)IM7(2) | 6.0(2)A8(11b) | 7.0(3)I7(5a) | 7.0(3)I6(1) | 6.0(2)U6(10) | 7.0(3)IM3(2) | 6.0(2)A6(8) | 6.0(2)U6(1) | 7.0(3)I5(3b) | 6.0(2)A6(2a) | 6.0(2)U6(7) | 9.2(4) | 7.0(3)IM3(2a) | 6.0(2)A8(10) | 6.0(2)A8(2) | 7.0(3)IC4(4) | 6.0(2)A6(3) | 6.0(2)U6(5b) | 7.0(3)F3(3c) | 7.0(3)F3(1) | 6.0(2)U6(5) | 7.0(3)F3(5) | 6.0(2)A6(7) | 7.0(3)I7(2) | 6.0(2)A6(5) | 7.0(3)IM3(2b) | 6.0(2)U6(4a) | 7.0(3)I5(3) | 7.0(3)I7(3) | 6.0(2)A8(6) | 7.0(3)I6(2) | 6.0(2)A8(5) | 6.0(2)U6(8) | 7.0(3)IM3(3) | 9.3(1) | 6.0(2)U6(2) | 6.0(2)A8(7) | 7.0(3)I7(6) | 6.0(2)U6(3a) | 6.0(2)A8(11a) | 7.0(3)I4(8z) | 7.0(3)I4(9) | 7.0(3)I7(4) | 7.0(3)I7(7) | 6.0(2)A8(9) | 6.0(2)A8(1) | 6.0(2)A6(6) | 6.0(2)A8(10a) | 7.0(3)I5(1) | 9.3(1z) | 9.2(2) | 7.0(3)F3(4) | 7.0(3)I4(8b) | 6.0(2)A8(3) | 7.0(3)I4(6t) | 7.0(3)I5(3a) | 6.0(2)A8(8) | 7.0(3)I7(5) | 7.0(3)F3(3a) | 6.0(2)A8(4) | 6.0(2)A6(3a) | 6.0(2)A6(5a) | 7.0(3)F2(1) | 7.0(3)I4(8a) | 6.0(2)U6(9) | 7.0(3)F3(2) | 6.0(2)U6(2a) | 7.0(3)I4(4) | 6.0(2)U6(3) | 7.0(3)I7(1) | 7.0(3)F2(2) | 7.0(3)IA7(2) | 7.0(3)IA7(1) | 6.0(2)A8(7b) | 7.0(3)F1(1) | 6.0(2)A6(1a) | 6.0(2)A6(2) | 6.0(2)A8(4a) | 6.0(2)U6(4) | 9.3(3) | 7.0(3)I7(8) | 6.0(2)U6(10a) | 9.3(4) | 9.3(5) | 7.0(3)I7(9) | 9.3(6) | 10.1(2) | 10.1(1) | 9.3(5w) | 9.3(7) | 9.3(7k) | 7.0(3)I7(9w) | 10.2(1) | 9.3(7a) | 9.3(8) | 7.0(3)I7(10) | 10.2(1q) | 10.2(2) | 9.3(9) | 10.1(2t) | 10.2(3) | 10.2(3t) | 9.3(10) | 10.2(2a) | 10.3(1) | 10.2(4) | 10.3(2) | 9.3(11) | 10.3(3) | 10.2(5) | 9.3(12) | 10.2(3v) | 10.4(1) | 10.3(99w) | 10.2(6) | 10.3(3w) | 10.3(99x) | 10.3(3o) | 10.3(4) | 10.3(3p) | 10.3(4a) | 10.4(2) | 10.3(3q) | 9.3(13) | 10.2(7) | 10.3(3x) | 10.3(4g) | 10.3(3r)

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References

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