CVE-2020-3218

HIGH

Cisco IOS XE - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Malicious File Upload

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the underlying Linux shell. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by first creating a malicious file on the affected device itself and then uploading a second malicious file to the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges or bypass licensing requirements on the device.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 7.2
EPSS 0.0126
EPSS Percentile 79.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (50)
cisco/ios_xe 16.6.1
cisco/ios_xe 16.6.2
cisco/ios_xe 16.6.3
cisco/ios_xe 16.6.4
cisco/ios_xe 16.6.4a
cisco/ios_xe 16.6.4s
cisco/ios_xe 16.6.5
cisco/ios_xe 16.6.5a
cisco/ios_xe 16.6.5b
cisco/ios_xe 16.6.6
... and 40 more
Published Jun 03, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026