Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco NX-OS Software

Published: 2024-08-29

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-20411 CVE-2024-20413
CWE-ID	CWE-267 CWE-862
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Cisco NX-OS Operating systems & Components / Operating system Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches NX-OS Mode Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc
Vendor	Cisco Systems, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions

EUVDB-ID: #VU96607

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20411

CWE-ID: CWE-267 - Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient security restrictions when executing commands from the Bash shell. A local administrator can execute arbitrary code with the privileges of root.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco NX-OS: 6.0(2)A6(1) - 10.4(2)

Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches: All versions

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches NX-OS Mode: All versions

CPE2.3

External links

http://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-bshacepe-bApeHSx7

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Missing Authorization

EUVDB-ID: #VU96608