What is CVE-2024-20497?

CVE-2024-20497 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Telepresence Video Communication Server (Vcs) Expressway, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-09-04.

How severe is CVE-2024-20497?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-20497 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Cisco Telepresence Video Communication Server (Vcs) Expressway

CVE-2024-20497

A vulnerability in Cisco Expressway Edge (Expressway-E) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to masquerade as another user on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to inadequate authorization checks for Mobile and Remot…

EPSS: 0.002 (42.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Cisco Telepresence Video Communication Server (Vcs) Expressway — versions X8.11.2, X8.6, X8.11.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

cisco-sa-expressway-auth-kdFrcZ2j

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-20497?: CVE-2024-20497 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Telepresence Video Communication Server (Vcs) Expressway, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-09-04.
How severe is CVE-2024-20497?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-20497 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.