What is CVE-2024-20343?

CVE-2024-20343 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xr Software, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-09-11.

How severe is CVE-2024-20343?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xr Software

CVE-2024-20343

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read any file in the file system of the underlying Linux operating system. The attacker must have valid credentials on the affected device…

EPSS: 0.001 (3.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Cisco Ios Xr Software — versions 6.5.3, 6.6.1, 6.5.2
Cisco Ios_xr — versions 6.5.1, 6.5.2, 6.5.3
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

psirt@cisco.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-20343?: CVE-2024-20343 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xr Software, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2024-20343?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.