CVE-2020-3214 Cisco IOS XE Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges to root and load malicious software on Cisco IOS XE devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-3214?
CVE-2020-3214 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xe, published on 3 Jun 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate their privileges to a user with root-level privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied content. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to load malicious software onto an affected device.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3214?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios Xe.
How do I fix CVE-2020-3214?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3214 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-3214 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3214 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Ios Xe
- CVE-2023-20198 Cisco IOS XE Web UI Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2018-0151 Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software Quality of Service Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2023-20273 Cisco IOS XE Web UI Command Injection
- CVE-2025-20188 Hardcoded credentials in Cisco IOS XE Software
- CVE-2021-34770 Cisco IOS XE Software for Catalyst 9000 Family Wireless Controllers CAPWAP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5c25-ppjq-qcq8.