Cisco IOS XE Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Cisco Cisco IOS XE Software 16.11.1)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.35 % · percentile 29 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- cisco
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate their privileges to a user with root-level privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied content. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to load malicious software onto an affected device.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM 6.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | cisco |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM 6.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · psirt@cisco.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2020-24485
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2020-3214
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.11.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.11.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.11.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.11.1s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1w:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Cisco · Cisco IOS XE Software 16.11.1 | affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |