RCE in Cisco Ata 191

CVE-2024-20459

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco ATA 190 Multiplatform Series Analog Telephone Adapter firmware could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with high privileges to execute arbitrary commands as the root user on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to a lack of input sanitization in the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious request to the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as the root user.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.007 (48.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-20459?
CVE-2024-20459 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ata 191, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2024-20459?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-20459 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.