CVE-2024-20278CWE-184

A vulnerability in the NETCONF feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected…

Medium · published March 27, 2024

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
1%
Percentile
45.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A vulnerability in the NETCONF feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device.

This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted input over NETCONF to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges from Administrator to root.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00546 · 45.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-184 · Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
Published
2024-03-27T16:59Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 MAR 16:59Z
    A vulnerability in the NETCONF feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected…
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