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CVE-2024-20435: cisco asyncos Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 17-07-2024Last modified 01-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-20435 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in cisco asyncos. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · 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. 17-07-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco AsyncOS for Secure Web Appliance could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands and elevate privileges to root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input for the CLI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the system and executing a crafted command on the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system and elevate privileges to root. To successfully exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need at least guest credentials.

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 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
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

Cisco2 products
  • asyncos11.7.0-406 | 11.7.0-418 | 11.7.1-006 | 11.7.1-020 | 11.7.1-049 | 11.7.2-011 | 11.8.0-414 | 11.8.1-023 | 11.8.3-018 | 11.8.3-021 | 12.0.1-268 | 12.0.3-007 | 12.5.1-011 | 12.5.2-007 | 12.5.4-005 | 12.5.5-004 | 12.5.6-008 | 14.0.2-012 | 14.0.3-014 | 14.0.4-005 | 14.0.5-007 | 14.5.0-498 | 14.5.1-016 | 14.5.2-011 | 15.0.0-322 | 15.0.0-355 | 15.1.0-287
  • cisco secure web appliance11.7.0-406 | 11.7.0-418 | 11.7.1-049 | 11.7.1-006 | 11.7.1-020 | 11.7.2-011 | 11.8.0-414 | 11.8.1-023 | 11.8.3-018 | 11.8.3-021 | 12.0.1-268 | 12.0.3-007 | 12.5.2-007 | 12.5.1-011 | 12.5.4-005 | 12.5.5-004 | 12.5.6-008 | 14.5.0-498 | 14.5.1-016 | 14.5.2-011 | 14.0.3-014 | 14.0.2-012 | 14.0.4-005 | 14.0.5-007 | 15.0.0-322 | 15.0.0-355 | 15.1.0-287

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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