Local root escalation via incorrect CLI privileges
Published May 16, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024
Incorrect privilege assignment in the Cisco ConfD and Crosswork NSO CLIs allows local users to gain root privileges. Specific CLI commands incorrectly assign root privileges when executed by a low-privileged account; Cisco has not disclosed their names or implementation details. Successful exploitation requires authenticated local CLI access and grants control of the underlying operating system as root.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect privilege assignment in the Cisco ConfD and Crosswork NSO CLIs allows local users to gain root privileges. Specific CLI commands incorrectly assign root privileges when executed by a low-privileged account; Cisco has not disclosed their names or implementation details. Successful exploitation requires authenticated local CLI access and grants control of the underlying operating system as root.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-20389
- Published
- May 16, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Vendor
- ClamAV
- Product
- Cisco ConfD
- Classifications
- CWE-266, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=8.0.11 <8.0.12
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