CVE-2020-3218
HIGHCisco IOS XE - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Malicious File Upload
Title source: llmDescription
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
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iosxe-webui-rce-uk8BXcUD
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