QID 317434

QID 317434: Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS) XE Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (cisco-sa-iosxe-priv-esc-seAx6NLX)

A vulnerability in the Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device.

Affected Products:

Vulnerability affected Cisco products if they were running a vulnerable release of Cisco IOS XE Software and had the NETCONF feature enabled.

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
The check matches Cisco IOS XE version retrieved via Unix Auth using "show version" command.
QID Detection Logic (Unauthenticated):
The check matches Cisco IOS XE version retrieved via SNMP or TCP/IP Fingerprint or NTP or Telnet.

A successful exploit could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.5 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.3 severity.

Solution

Customers are advised to refer to cisco-sa-iosxe-priv-esc-seAx6NLX for more information.

Vendor References

cisco-sa-iosxe-priv-esc-seAx6NLX - sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iosxe-priv-esc-seAx6NLX

CVEs related to QID 317434

CVE-2024-20278 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
cisco-sa-iosxe-priv-esc-seAx6NLX			sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iosxe-priv-esc-seAx6NLX

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