Vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software

CVE-2024-20329

A vulnerability in the SSH subsystem of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute operating system commands as root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted input when executing remote CLI commands over SSH. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating system with root-level privileges. An attacker with limited user privileges could use this vulnerability to gain complete control over the system.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (66.4th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-20329: held from 0.012 to 0.012.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-20329?
CVE-2024-20329 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software, classified under CWE-146. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2024-10-23.
How severe is CVE-2024-20329?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-20329 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.