RCE in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software
CVE-2024-20358
A vulnerability in the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) restore functionality that is available in Cisco ASA Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with root-level privileges. Administrator-level privileges are required to exploit this vulnerability. This vulnerability exists because the contents of a backup file are improperly sanitized at restore time. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by restoring a crafted backup file to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying Linux operating system as root.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (51.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software — versions 9.8.1, 9.8.1.5, 9.8.1.7
- Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (Asa) Software — versions 9.8.1, 9.8.1.5, 9.8.1.7
- Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (Ftd) Software — versions 6.2.3, 6.2.3.1, 6.2.3.2
- Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software — versions 6.2.3, 6.2.3.1, 6.2.3.2
- Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense — versions 6.2.3, 6.2.3.1, 6.2.3.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-20358?
- CVE-2024-20358 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2024-04-24.
- How severe is CVE-2024-20358?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-20358 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.