PT-2024-2487 · Cisco · Cisco Ios Xe

X.B · Published 2024-03-27 · Updated 2025-07-30 · CVE-2024-20306

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.7

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco IOS XE Software (affected versions not specified)

Description A vulnerability in the Unified Threat Defense (UTD) configuration CLI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying host operating system. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have level 15 privileges on the affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted CLI command to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-233

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-02465

CVE-2024-20306

Affected Products

Cisco Ios Xe

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20306 · Security Note
• https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iosxe-utd-cmd-JbL8KvHT · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-20306 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-02465 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/130251 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1773096354228908262 · Twitter Post