Privilege escalation in Cisco Ios Xr Software

CVE-2024-20262

A vulnerability in the Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) and SFTP feature of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to create or overwrite files in a system directory, which could lead to a denial of service (DoS) cond…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.001 (4.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-20262?
CVE-2024-20262 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xr Software, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-03-13.
How severe is CVE-2024-20262?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.