CVE-2024-20261 Security feature bypass in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software
An unauthenticated remote attacker can bypass file policy inspection to deliver malicious encrypted archives on Cisco Firepower Threat Defense devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-20261?
CVE-2024-20261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense, published on 22 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the file policy feature that is used to inspect encrypted archive files of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured file policy to block an encrypted archive file. This vulnerability exists because of a logic error when a specific class of encrypted archive files is inspected. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted, encrypted archive file through the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to send an encrypted archive file, which could contain malware and should have been blocked and dropped at the Cisco FTD device.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20261?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense.
How do I fix CVE-2024-20261?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20261 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-20261 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20261 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense
- CVE-2024-20412 Hardcoded credentials in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software
- CVE-2024-20330 Memory corruption in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software
- CVE-2024-20339 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software for Firepower 2100 Series TLS Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-20351 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software Snort Firewall Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-20083 Denial of service in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q636-jcmg-x9g2.