CVE-2024-20389 Privilege escalation in Cisco ConfD
A low-privileged local attacker can exploit improper authorization in Cisco ConfD and NSO CLI to read or write arbitrary files as root.
- 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-2024-20389?
CVE-2024-20389 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco ConfD, published on 16 May 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 ConfD CLI and the Cisco Crosswork Network Services Orchestrator CLI could allow an authenticated, low-privileged, local attacker to read and write arbitrary files as root on the underlying operating system.
This vulnerability is due to improper authorization enforcement when specific CLI commands are used. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by executing an affected CLI command with crafted arguments. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read or write arbitrary files on the underlying operating system with the privileges of the root user.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20389?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Confd Basic, Cisco Crosswork Network Services Orchestrator.
How do I fix CVE-2024-20389?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20389 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-20389 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20389 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco ConfD
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3vm4-w2q4-fjv6.