CVE-2024-20279Network attack vector

Authenticated policy manipulation via restricted-domain authorization bypass

Published Aug 28, 2024 · Updated Aug 28, 2024

Improper access control in Cisco APIC allows remote authenticated users in restricted security domains to alter default system policies. The restricted security domain implementation fails to confine child-policy access beneath default policies that all fabric tenants implicitly use. A valid account in a restricted security domain is required; access does not extend to unauthorized tenant policies, but altered or deleted shared child policies can disrupt network traffic.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Improper access control in Cisco APIC allows remote authenticated users in restricted security domains to alter default system policies. The restricted security domain implementation fails to confine child-policy access beneath default policies that all fabric tenants implicitly use. A valid account in a restricted security domain is required; access does not extend to unauthorized tenant policies, but altered or deleted shared child policies can disrupt network traffic.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-20279
Published
Aug 28, 2024
Updated
Aug 28, 2024
Vendor
ClamAV
Product
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)
Classifications
CWE-284, T1565.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 28, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 28, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.1(1d)
  2. Affected versionversion=1.1(1j)
  3. Affected versionversion=1.1(1n)
  4. Affected versionversion=1.1(1o)
  5. Affected versionversion=1.1(1r)
  6. Affected versionversion=1.1(1s)
  7. Affected versionversion=1.1(2h)
  8. Affected versionversion=1.1(2i)
  9. Affected versionversion=1.1(3f)
  10. Affected versionversion=1.1(4e)
  11. Affected versionversion=1.1(4f)
  12. Affected versionversion=1.1(4g)
  13. Affected versionversion=1.1(4i)
  14. Affected versionversion=1.1(4l)
  15. Affected versionversion=1.1(4m)
  16. Affected versionversion=1.2(1h)
  17. Affected versionversion=1.2(1i)
  18. Affected versionversion=1.2(1k)
  19. Affected versionversion=1.2(1m)
  20. Affected versionversion=1.2(2g)
  21. Affected versionversion=1.2(2h)
  22. Affected versionversion=1.2(2i)
  23. Affected versionversion=1.2(2j)
  24. Affected versionversion=1.2(3c)
  25. Affected versionversion=1.2(3e)
  26. Affected versionversion=1.2(3h)
  27. Affected versionversion=1.2(3m)
  28. Affected versionversion=1.3(1g)
  29. Affected versionversion=1.3(1h)
  30. Affected versionversion=1.3(1i)
  31. Affected versionversion=1.3(1j)
  32. Affected versionversion=1.3(2f)
  33. Affected versionversion=1.3(2h)
  34. Affected versionversion=1.3(2i)
  35. Affected versionversion=1.3(2j)
  36. Affected versionversion=1.3(2k)
  37. Affected versionversion=2.0(1k)
  38. Affected versionversion=2.0(1l)
  39. Affected versionversion=2.0(1m)
  40. Affected versionversion=2.0(1n)
  41. Affected versionversion=2.0(1o)
  42. Affected versionversion=2.0(1p)
  43. Affected versionversion=2.0(1q)
  44. Affected versionversion=2.0(1r)
  45. Affected versionversion=2.0(2f)
  46. Affected versionversion=2.0(2g)
  47. Affected versionversion=2.0(2h)
  48. Affected versionversion=2.0(2l)
  49. Affected versionversion=2.0(2m)
  50. Affected versionversion=2.0(2n)
  51. Affected versionversion=2.0(2o)
  52. Affected versionversion=2.1(1h)
  53. Affected versionversion=2.1(1i)
  54. Affected versionversion=2.1(2e)
  55. Affected versionversion=2.1(2f)
  56. Affected versionversion=2.1(2g)
  57. Affected versionversion=2.1(2k)
  58. Affected versionversion=2.1(3g)
  59. Affected versionversion=2.1(3h)
  60. Affected versionversion=2.1(3j)
  61. Affected versionversion=2.1(4a)
  62. Affected versionversion=2.2(1k)
  63. Affected versionversion=2.2(1n)
  64. Affected versionversion=2.2(1o)
  65. Affected versionversion=2.2(2e)
  66. Affected versionversion=2.2(2f)
  67. Affected versionversion=2.2(2i)
  68. Affected versionversion=2.2(2j)
  69. Affected versionversion=2.2(2k)
  70. Affected versionversion=2.2(2q)
  71. Affected versionversion=2.2(3j)
  72. Affected versionversion=2.2(3p)
  73. Affected versionversion=2.2(3r)
  74. Affected versionversion=2.2(3s)
  75. Affected versionversion=2.2(3t)
  76. Affected versionversion=2.2(4f)
  77. Affected versionversion=2.2(4p)
  78. Affected versionversion=2.2(4q)
  79. Affected versionversion=2.2(4r)
  80. Affected versionversion=2.3(1e)
  81. Affected versionversion=2.3(1f)
  82. Affected versionversion=2.3(1i)
  83. Affected versionversion=2.3(1l)
  84. Affected versionversion=2.3(1o)
  85. Affected versionversion=2.3(1p)
  86. Affected versionversion=3.0(1i)
  87. Affected versionversion=3.0(1k)
  88. Affected versionversion=3.0(2h)
  89. Affected versionversion=3.0(2k)
  90. Affected versionversion=3.0(2m)
  91. Affected versionversion=3.0(2n)
  92. Affected versionversion=3.1(1i)
  93. Affected versionversion=3.1(2m)
  94. Affected versionversion=3.1(2o)
  95. Affected versionversion=3.1(2p)
  96. Affected versionversion=3.1(2q)
  97. Affected versionversion=3.1(2s)
  98. Affected versionversion=3.1(2t)
  99. Affected versionversion=3.1(2u)
  100. Affected versionversion=3.1(2v)
  101. Affected versionversion=3.2(10e)
  102. Affected versionversion=3.2(10f)
  103. Affected versionversion=3.2(10g)
  104. Affected versionversion=3.2(1l)
  105. Affected versionversion=3.2(1m)
  106. Affected versionversion=3.2(2l)
  107. Affected versionversion=3.2(2o)
  108. Affected versionversion=3.2(3i)
  109. Affected versionversion=3.2(3j)
  110. Affected versionversion=3.2(3n)
  111. Affected versionversion=3.2(3o)
  112. Affected versionversion=3.2(3r)
  113. Affected versionversion=3.2(3s)
  114. Affected versionversion=3.2(41d)
  115. Affected versionversion=3.2(4d)
  116. Affected versionversion=3.2(4e)
  117. Affected versionversion=3.2(5d)
  118. Affected versionversion=3.2(5e)
  119. Affected versionversion=3.2(5f)
  120. Affected versionversion=3.2(6i)
  121. Affected versionversion=3.2(7f)
  122. Affected versionversion=3.2(7k)
  123. Affected versionversion=3.2(8d)
  124. Affected versionversion=3.2(9b)
  125. Affected versionversion=3.2(9f)
  126. Affected versionversion=3.2(9h)
  127. Affected versionversion=4.0(1h)
  128. Affected versionversion=4.0(2c)
  129. Affected versionversion=4.0(3c)
  130. Affected versionversion=4.0(3d)
  131. Affected versionversion=4.1(1a)
  132. Affected versionversion=4.1(1i)
  133. Affected versionversion=4.1(1j)
  134. Affected versionversion=4.1(1k)
  135. Affected versionversion=4.1(1l)
  136. Affected versionversion=4.1(2g)
  137. Affected versionversion=4.1(2m)
  138. Affected versionversion=4.1(2o)
  139. Affected versionversion=4.1(2s)
  140. Affected versionversion=4.1(2u)
  141. Affected versionversion=4.1(2w)
  142. Affected versionversion=4.1(2x)
  143. Affected versionversion=4.2(1g)
  144. Affected versionversion=4.2(1i)
  145. Affected versionversion=4.2(1j)
  146. Affected versionversion=4.2(1l)
  147. Affected versionversion=4.2(2e)
  148. Affected versionversion=4.2(2f)
  149. Affected versionversion=4.2(2g)
  150. Affected versionversion=4.2(3j)
  151. Affected versionversion=4.2(3l)
  152. Affected versionversion=4.2(3n)
  153. Affected versionversion=4.2(3q)
  154. Affected versionversion=4.2(4i)
  155. Affected versionversion=4.2(4k)
  156. Affected versionversion=4.2(4o)
  157. Affected versionversion=4.2(4p)
  158. Affected versionversion=4.2(5k)
  159. Affected versionversion=4.2(5l)
  160. Affected versionversion=4.2(5n)
  161. Affected versionversion=4.2(6d)
  162. Affected versionversion=4.2(6g)
  163. Affected versionversion=4.2(6h)
  164. Affected versionversion=4.2(6l)
  165. Affected versionversion=4.2(6o)
  166. Affected versionversion=4.2(7f)
  167. Affected versionversion=4.2(7l)
  168. Affected versionversion=4.2(7q)
  169. Affected versionversion=4.2(7r)
  170. Affected versionversion=4.2(7s)
  171. Affected versionversion=4.2(7t)
  172. Affected versionversion=4.2(7u)
  173. Affected versionversion=4.2(7v)
  174. Affected versionversion=4.2(7w)
  175. Affected versionversion=5.0(1k)
  176. Affected versionversion=5.0(1l)
  177. Affected versionversion=5.0(2e)
  178. Affected versionversion=5.0(2h)
  179. Affected versionversion=5.1(1h)
  180. Affected versionversion=5.1(2e)
  181. Affected versionversion=5.1(3e)
  182. Affected versionversion=5.1(4c)
  183. Affected versionversion=5.2(1g)
  184. Affected versionversion=5.2(2e)
  185. Affected versionversion=5.2(2f)
  186. Affected versionversion=5.2(2g)
  187. Affected versionversion=5.2(2h)
  188. Affected versionversion=5.2(3e)
  189. Affected versionversion=5.2(3f)
  190. Affected versionversion=5.2(3g)
  191. Affected versionversion=5.2(4d)
  192. Affected versionversion=5.2(4e)
  193. Affected versionversion=5.2(4f)
  194. Affected versionversion=5.2(4h)
  195. Affected versionversion=5.2(5c)
  196. Affected versionversion=5.2(5d)
  197. Affected versionversion=5.2(5e)
  198. Affected versionversion=5.2(6e)
  199. Affected versionversion=5.2(6g)
  200. Affected versionversion=5.2(6h)
  201. Affected versionversion=5.2(7f)
  202. Affected versionversion=5.2(7g)
  203. Affected versionversion=5.2(8d)
  204. Affected versionversion=5.2(8e)
  205. Affected versionversion=5.2(8f)
  206. Affected versionversion=5.2(8g)
  207. Affected versionversion=5.2(8h)
  208. Affected versionversion=5.2(8i)
  209. Affected versionversion=5.3(1d)
  210. Affected versionversion=5.3(2a)
  211. Affected versionversion=5.3(2b)
  212. Affected versionversion=6.0(1g)
  213. Affected versionversion=6.0(1j)
  214. Affected versionversion=6.0(2h)
  215. Affected versionversion=6.0(2j)
  216. Affected versionversion=6.0(3d)
  217. Affected versionversion=6.0(3e)
  218. Affected versionversion=6.0(3g)
  219. Affected versionversion=6.0(4c)
  220. Affected versionversion=6.0(5h)
  221. Affected versionversion=6.0(5j)

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

ClamAV · Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)version=1.1(1d); version=1.1(1j); version=1.1(1n); version=1.1(1o); version=1.1(1r); version=1.1(1s); version=1.1(2h); version=1.1(2i); version=1.1(3f); version=1.1(4e); version=1.1(4f); version=1.1(4g); version=1.1(4i); version=1.1(4l); version=1.1(4m); version=1.2(1h); version=1.2(1i); version=1.2(1k); version=1.2(1m); version=1.2(2g); version=1.2(2h); version=1.2(2i); version=1.2(2j); version=1.2(3c); version=1.2(3e); version=1.2(3h); version=1.2(3m); version=1.3(1g); version=1.3(1h); version=1.3(1i); version=1.3(1j); version=1.3(2f); version=1.3(2h); version=1.3(2i); version=1.3(2j); version=1.3(2k); version=2.0(1k); version=2.0(1l); version=2.0(1m); version=2.0(1n); version=2.0(1o); version=2.0(1p); version=2.0(1q); version=2.0(1r); version=2.0(2f); version=2.0(2g); version=2.0(2h); version=2.0(2l); version=2.0(2m); version=2.0(2n); version=2.0(2o); version=2.1(1h); version=2.1(1i); version=2.1(2e); version=2.1(2f); version=2.1(2g); version=2.1(2k); version=2.1(3g); version=2.1(3h); version=2.1(3j); version=2.1(4a); version=2.2(1k); version=2.2(1n); version=2.2(1o); version=2.2(2e); version=2.2(2f); version=2.2(2i); version=2.2(2j); version=2.2(2k); version=2.2(2q); version=2.2(3j); version=2.2(3p); version=2.2(3r); version=2.2(3s); version=2.2(3t); version=2.2(4f); version=2.2(4p); version=2.2(4q); version=2.2(4r); version=2.3(1e); version=2.3(1f); version=2.3(1i); version=2.3(1l); version=2.3(1o); version=2.3(1p); version=3.0(1i); version=3.0(1k); version=3.0(2h); version=3.0(2k); version=3.0(2m); version=3.0(2n); version=3.1(1i); version=3.1(2m); version=3.1(2o); version=3.1(2p); version=3.1(2q); version=3.1(2s); version=3.1(2t); version=3.1(2u); version=3.1(2v); version=3.2(10e); version=3.2(10f); version=3.2(10g); version=3.2(1l); version=3.2(1m); version=3.2(2l); version=3.2(2o); version=3.2(3i); version=3.2(3j); version=3.2(3n); version=3.2(3o); version=3.2(3r); version=3.2(3s); version=3.2(41d); version=3.2(4d); version=3.2(4e); version=3.2(5d); version=3.2(5e); version=3.2(5f); version=3.2(6i); version=3.2(7f); version=3.2(7k); version=3.2(8d); version=3.2(9b); version=3.2(9f); version=3.2(9h); version=4.0(1h); version=4.0(2c); version=4.0(3c); version=4.0(3d); version=4.1(1a); version=4.1(1i); version=4.1(1j); version=4.1(1k); version=4.1(1l); version=4.1(2g); version=4.1(2m); version=4.1(2o); version=4.1(2s); version=4.1(2u); version=4.1(2w); version=4.1(2x); version=4.2(1g); version=4.2(1i); version=4.2(1j); version=4.2(1l); version=4.2(2e); version=4.2(2f); version=4.2(2g); version=4.2(3j); version=4.2(3l); version=4.2(3n); version=4.2(3q); version=4.2(4i); version=4.2(4k); version=4.2(4o); version=4.2(4p); version=4.2(5k); version=4.2(5l); version=4.2(5n); version=4.2(6d); version=4.2(6g); version=4.2(6h); version=4.2(6l); version=4.2(6o); version=4.2(7f); version=4.2(7l); version=4.2(7q); version=4.2(7r); version=4.2(7s); version=4.2(7t); version=4.2(7u); version=4.2(7v); version=4.2(7w); version=5.0(1k); version=5.0(1l); version=5.0(2e); version=5.0(2h); version=5.1(1h); version=5.1(2e); version=5.1(3e); version=5.1(4c); version=5.2(1g); version=5.2(2e); version=5.2(2f); version=5.2(2g); version=5.2(2h); version=5.2(3e); version=5.2(3f); version=5.2(3g); version=5.2(4d); version=5.2(4e); version=5.2(4f); version=5.2(4h); version=5.2(5c); version=5.2(5d); version=5.2(5e); version=5.2(6e); version=5.2(6g); version=5.2(6h); version=5.2(7f); version=5.2(7g); version=5.2(8d); version=5.2(8e); version=5.2(8f); version=5.2(8g); version=5.2(8h); version=5.2(8i); version=5.3(1d); version=5.3(2a); version=5.3(2b); version=6.0(1g); version=6.0(1j); version=6.0(2h); version=6.0(2j); version=6.0(3d); version=6.0(3e); version=6.0(3g); version=6.0(4c); version=6.0(5h); version=6.0(5j)

Published CVSS scores

4.3CiscoCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:X/RL:X/RC:X

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-284Improper Access Control
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation

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