RCE in Cisco Aironet Access Point Software (iOS Xe Controller)

CVE-2024-20418

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Unified Industrial Wireless Software for Cisco Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul (URWB) Access Points could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform command injection attacks with root privileges on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of input to the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests to the web-based management interface of an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the underlying operating system of the affected device.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.031 (87.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-20418?
CVE-2024-20418 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Aironet Access Point Software (iOS Xe Controller), classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2024-11-06.
How severe is CVE-2024-20418?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.