CVE-2024-20278 Privilege escalation in Cisco IOS XE Software
Authenticated remote attackers can elevate privileges to root on Cisco IOS XE devices via crafted NETCONF input.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-20278?
CVE-2024-20278 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xe, published on 27 Mar 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the NETCONF feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted input over NETCONF to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges from Administrator to root.
Weakness: CWE-184
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20278?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios Xe.
How do I fix CVE-2024-20278?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20278 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-20278 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20278 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-w3pw-jcpx-2qcc.