CVE-2020-3215 Cisco IOS XE Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
An authenticated local attacker can gain root privileges on Cisco IOS XE devices by installing a malicious OVA file.
- 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-2020-3215?
CVE-2020-3215 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 the Virtual Services Container of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain root-level privileges on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of a user-supplied open virtual appliance (OVA). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by installing a malicious OVA on an affected device.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3215?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios Xe.
How do I fix CVE-2020-3215?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3215 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-3215 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3215 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-r6c4-897q-gvcg.