CVE-2024-20413 Cisco NX-OS Bash Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
An authenticated local attacker with Bash access can execute crafted commands to elevate privileges to network-admin on Cisco NX-OS devices.
- 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-2024-20413?
CVE-2024-20413 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco NX-OS Software, published on 28 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with privileges to access the Bash shell to elevate privileges to network-admin on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient security restrictions when executing application arguments from the Bash shell. An attacker with privileges to access the Bash shell could exploit this vulnerability by executing crafted commands on the underlying operating system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to create new users with the privileges of network-admin.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20413?
How do I fix CVE-2024-20413?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20413 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-20413 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20413 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pf8v-w5wh-93wr.