CVE-2020-3455

HIGH

Cisco FXOS Software - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

A vulnerability in the secure boot process of Cisco FXOS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to bypass the secure boot mechanisms. The vulnerability is due to insufficient protections of the secure boot process. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting code into a specific file that is then referenced during the device boot process. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to break the chain of trust and inject code into the boot process of the device which would be executed at each boot and maintain persistence across reboots.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 19.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-693
Status published

Affected Products (1)

cisco/firepower_extensible_operating_system < 2.4.1.268

Timeline

Published Oct 21, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026