Vulnerability in Cisco iOS Xe Software 3.8.0s
CVE-2020-3213
A vulnerability in the ROMMON of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to those of the root user of the underlying operating system. The vulnerability is due to the ROMMON allowing for special parameters to be passed to the device at initial boot up. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending parameters to the device at initial boot up. An exploit could allow the attacker to elevate from a Priv15 user to the root user and execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the root user.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco iOS Xe Software 3.8.0s
- Cisco iOS Xe — versions 3.8.0s, 3.8.1s, 3.8.2s
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-priv-esc… (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-3213?
- CVE-2020-3213 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco iOS Xe Software 3.8.0s, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2020-06-03.
- How severe is CVE-2020-3213?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.