RCE in Cisco Confd
CVE-2024-20326
A vulnerability in the ConfD CLI and the Cisco Crosswork Network Services Orchestrator CLI could allow an authenticated, low-privileged, local attacker to read and write arbitrary files as root on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to improper authorization enforcement when specific CLI commands are used. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by executing an affected CLI command with crafted arguments. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read or write arbitrary files on the underlying operating system with the privileges of the root user.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.003 (27.1th 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
- Cisco Confd — versions 7.3.5, 7.3.5.2, 7.3.5.1
- Cisco Confd Basic — versions 8.0.1, 8.0.6, 8.0.4
- Cisco Network Services Orchestrator — versions N/A
- Cisco Confd_basic — versions 7.1.7, 7.8.3, 8.0
- Cisco Confd_premium — versions 7.3.5, 7.3.5.1, 7.3.5.2
- Cisco Crosswork_network_services_orchestrator — versions 5.1.7, 6.0.11, 6.2.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- psirt@cisco.com (Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@cisco.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-20326?
- CVE-2024-20326 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Confd, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-05-16.
- How severe is CVE-2024-20326?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-20326 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.