CVE-2024-20374Network attack vector

Root command execution via crafted HTTP parameters

Published Oct 23, 2024 · Updated Oct 26, 2024

Command injection in Cisco Firepower Management Center allows remote authenticated users to execute operating-system commands as root. The web-based management interface fails to validate certain HTTP request parameters before using them for command execution. Administrator-level credentials are required, and exploitation matters chiefly when expert-mode access has been restricted because default administrators already possess equivalent command capability.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.79%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in Cisco Firepower Management Center allows remote authenticated users to execute operating-system commands as root. The web-based management interface fails to validate certain HTTP request parameters before using them for command execution. Administrator-level credentials are required, and exploitation matters chiefly when expert-mode access has been restricted because default administrators already possess equivalent command capability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-20374
Published
Oct 23, 2024
Updated
Oct 26, 2024
Vendor
ClamAV
Product
Cisco Firepower Management Center
Classifications
CWE-269, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 23, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 26, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.7.0
  2. Affected versionversion=6.7.0.1
  3. Affected versionversion=6.7.0.2
  4. Affected versionversion=6.7.0.3
  5. Affected versionversion=6.7.0 <=6.7.0.3
  6. Affected versionversion=7.0.0
  7. Affected versionversion=7.0.0.1
  8. Affected versionversion=7.0.0 <=7.0.6.2
  9. Affected versionversion=7.0.1
  10. Affected versionversion=7.0.1.1
  11. Affected versionversion=7.0.2
  12. Affected versionversion=7.0.2.1
  13. Affected versionversion=7.0.3
  14. Affected versionversion=7.0.4
  15. Affected versionversion=7.0.5
  16. Affected versionversion=7.0.6
  17. Affected versionversion=7.0.6.1
  18. Affected versionversion=7.0.6.2
  19. Affected versionversion=7.1.0
  20. Affected versionversion=7.1.0.1
  21. Affected versionversion=7.1.0.2
  22. Affected versionversion=7.1.0.3
  23. Affected versionversion=7.1.0 <=7.1.0.3
  24. Affected versionversion=7.2.0
  25. Affected versionversion=7.2.0.1
  26. Affected versionversion=7.2.0 <=7.2.8.1
  27. Affected versionversion=7.2.1
  28. Affected versionversion=7.2.2
  29. Affected versionversion=7.2.3
  30. Affected versionversion=7.2.3.1
  31. Affected versionversion=7.2.4
  32. Affected versionversion=7.2.4.1
  33. Affected versionversion=7.2.5
  34. Affected versionversion=7.2.5.1
  35. Affected versionversion=7.2.5.2
  36. Affected versionversion=7.2.6
  37. Affected versionversion=7.2.7
  38. Affected versionversion=7.2.8
  39. Affected versionversion=7.2.8.1
  40. Affected versionversion=7.3.0
  41. Affected versionversion=7.3.0 <=7.3.1.2
  42. Affected versionversion=7.3.1
  43. Affected versionversion=7.3.1.1
  44. Affected versionversion=7.3.1.2
  45. Affected versionversion=7.4.0
  46. Affected versionversion=7.4.0 <=7.4.1.1
  47. Affected versionversion=7.4.1
  48. Affected versionversion=7.4.1.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

ClamAV · Cisco Firepower Management Centerversion=6.7.0; version=6.7.0.1; version=6.7.0.2; version=6.7.0.3; version=6.7.0 <=6.7.0.3; version=7.0.0; version=7.0.0.1; version=7.0.0 <=7.0.6.2; version=7.0.1; version=7.0.1.1; version=7.0.2; version=7.0.2.1; version=7.0.3; version=7.0.4; version=7.0.5; version=7.0.6; version=7.0.6.1; version=7.0.6.2; version=7.1.0; version=7.1.0.1; version=7.1.0.2; version=7.1.0.3; version=7.1.0 <=7.1.0.3; version=7.2.0; version=7.2.0.1; version=7.2.0 <=7.2.8.1; version=7.2.1; version=7.2.2; version=7.2.3; version=7.2.3.1; version=7.2.4; version=7.2.4.1; version=7.2.5; version=7.2.5.1; version=7.2.5.2; version=7.2.6; version=7.2.7; version=7.2.8; version=7.2.8.1; version=7.3.0; version=7.3.0 <=7.3.1.2; version=7.3.1; version=7.3.1.1; version=7.3.1.2; version=7.4.0; version=7.4.0 <=7.4.1.1; version=7.4.1; version=7.4.1.1

Published CVSS scores

6.5CiscoCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:X/RL:X/RC:X

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

Public exploit references

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