CVE-2024-20343
MEDIUMCisco IOS XR - Authenticated Arbitrary File Read via CLI Command Argument Validation Bypass
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read any file in the file system of the underlying Linux operating system. The attacker must have valid credentials on the affected device. This vulnerability is due to incorrect validation of the arguments that are passed to a specific CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected device with low-privileged credentials and using the affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker access files in read-only mode on the Linux file system.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0011
EPSS Percentile
28.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-284
Status
published
Products (50)
cisco/ios_xr
6.5.1
cisco/ios_xr
6.5.2
cisco/ios_xr
6.5.3
cisco/ios_xr
6.5.15
cisco/ios_xr
6.5.92
cisco/ios_xr
6.5.93
cisco/ios_xr
6.6.1
cisco/ios_xr
6.6.2
cisco/ios_xr
6.6.3
cisco/ios_xr
6.6.4
... and 40 more
Published
Sep 11, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026