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CVE-2024-20329

CRITICAL
9.9
CVSS 3.1
Description
A vulnerability in the SSH subsystem of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute operating system commands as root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted input when executing remote CLI commands over SSH. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating system with root-level privileges. An attacker with limited user privileges could use this vulnerability to gain complete control over the system.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2024-20329
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
cisco
Reserved
2023-11-08 15:08 UTC
Published
2024-10-23 17:08 UTC
Last updated
2024-10-26 03:55 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-146
Improper Neutralization of Expression/Command Delimiters
Vendor / Product
Cisco / Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.9 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC — CISA Coordinator
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Tech. Impact
total
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
Cisco Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software — 9.17.1, 9.17.1.7, 9.17.1.9, 9.17.1.10 …
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-146 cna Improper Neutralization of Expression/Command Delimiters
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
9.9 CRITICAL 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References (3)
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