Cisco NX-OS Authenticated Local Privilege Escalation via Bash Shell Arguments
CVE-2024-20413 Published on August 28, 2024

Cisco NX-OS Bash Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
A vulnerability in Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with privileges to access the Bash shell to elevate privileges to network-admin on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient security restrictions when executing application arguments from the Bash shell. An attacker with privileges to access the Bash shell could exploit this vulnerability by executing crafted commands on the underlying operating system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to create new users with the privileges of network-admin.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-20413 can be exploited with local system access, and requires user privileges. 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:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
HIGH
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is an AuthZ Vulnerability?

The software does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

CVE-2024-20413 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2024-20413

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Affected Versions

Cisco NX-OS Software: cisco nx-os:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.04%
Percentile
13.49%

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.