Command Injection in Cisco Unified Industrial Wireless Software for Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul Access Points
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-20418 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-77 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul Other software / Other software solutions Cisco Unified Industrial Wireless Software Other software / Other software solutions Catalyst IW9165D Heavy Duty Access Points Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc Catalyst IW9165E Rugged Access Points and Wireless Clients Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc Catalyst IW9167E Heavy Duty Access Points Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc |
| Vendor | Cisco Systems, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
1) Command Injection
EUVDB-ID: #VU100089
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20418
CWE-ID:
CWE-77 - Command injection
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the web-based management interface. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsUltra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul: All versions
Cisco Unified Industrial Wireless Software: 17.14 - 17.15
Catalyst IW9165D Heavy Duty Access Points: All versions
Catalyst IW9165E Rugged Access Points and Wireless Clients: All versions
Catalyst IW9167E Heavy Duty Access Points: All versions
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:ultra-reliable_wireless_backhaul:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_unified_industrial_wireless_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_unified_industrial_wireless_software:17.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_unified_industrial_wireless_software:17.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco_systems:catalyst_iw9165d_heavy_duty_access_points:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco_systems:catalyst_iw9165e_rugged_access_points_and_wireless_clients:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco_systems:catalyst_iw9167e_heavy_duty_access_points:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
