CVE-2024-20295 Command injection in Cisco Unified Computing System (Standalone)
Authenticated local attackers can inject commands into the Cisco IMC CLI to elevate privileges to root on affected servers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-20295?
CVE-2024-20295 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System (Standalone), published on 24 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the CLI of the Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform command injection attacks on the underlying operating system and elevate privileges to root. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have read-only or higher privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20295?
How do I fix CVE-2024-20295?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20295 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2024-20295 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-20295 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-384c-8455-8xjm.