Cisco IOS XE Privileges access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Cisco IOS XE. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Privileges. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2020-3214. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS XE (Router Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Privileges. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released 06/03/2020 as cisco-sa-priv-esc2-A6jVRu7C as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-3214 since 12/12/2019. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-156045, VDB-156042, VDB-156040 and VDB-156039. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/12/2019 🔍
06/03/2020 +174 days 🔍
06/04/2020 +1 days 🔍
10/21/2020 +139 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-priv-esc2-A6jVRu7C
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-3214 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-3214
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-156041
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/04/2020 14:30
Updated: 10/21/2020 15:45
Changes: 06/04/2020 14:30 (40), 06/04/2020 14:35 (12), 10/21/2020 15:45 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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