Vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Extensible Operating System (Fxos)
CVE-2020-3455
A vulnerability in the secure boot process of Cisco FXOS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to bypass the secure boot mechanisms. The vulnerability is due to insufficient protections of the secure boot process. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting code into a specific file that is then referenced during the device boot process. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to break the chain of trust and inject code into the boot process of the device which would be executed at each boot and maintain persistence across reboots.
EPSS: 0.003 (27.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-3455?
- CVE-2020-3455 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Extensible Operating System (Fxos), classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-10-21.
- How severe is CVE-2020-3455?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.