CVE-2024-20389

HIGH

Cisco ConfD/Crosswork - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the ConfD CLI and the Cisco Crosswork Network Services Orchestrator CLI could allow an authenticated, low-privileged, local attacker to read and write arbitrary files as root on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to improper authorization enforcement when specific CLI commands are used. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by executing an affected CLI command with crafted arguments. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read or write arbitrary files on the underlying operating system with the privileges of the root user.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0011
EPSS Percentile 28.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-266
Status published
Products (3)
cisco/confd_basic 8.0.11
cisco/crosswork_network_services_orchestrator 6.2.1
cisco/crosswork_network_services_orchestrator 6.0.11
Published May 16, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026