RCE in Cisco Asr 5500
CVE-2020-3601
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco StarOS operating system for Cisco ASR 5000 Series Routers could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted commands to the CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the root user. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to have valid administrative credentials on an affected device.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
EPSS: 0.004 (30.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-3601?
- CVE-2020-3601 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Asr 5500, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2020-10-08.
- How severe is CVE-2020-3601?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.