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
- Cisco Ios Xr Software — versions 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.2
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.