CVE-2024-20391: Privilege Escalation in Cisco Secure Client via NAM Module
CVE-2024-20391 Published on May 15, 2024

A vulnerability in the Network Access Manager (NAM) module of Cisco Secure Client could allow an unauthenticated attacker with physical access to an affected device to elevate privileges to SYSTEM. This vulnerability is due to a lack of authentication on a specific function. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges on an affected device.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-20391 can be exploited with physical access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

The software does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.


Products Associated with CVE-2024-20391

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Affected Versions

Cisco Secure Client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client: cisco secure_client:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.36%
Percentile
57.37%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.