Cisco IOS XE up to 17.12.1 CLI insufficient privileges

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS XE and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component CLI. The manipulation results in insufficient privileges. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-20324. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cisco IOS XE. Affected is an unknown code of the component CLI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficient privileges vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-274. The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when it has insufficient privileges to perform an operation, leading to resultant weaknesses. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, low-privileged, local attacker to access WLAN configuration details including passwords. This vulnerability is due to improper privilege checks. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the show and show tech wireless CLI commands to access configuration details, including passwords. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access configuration details that they are not authorized to access.

The advisory is available at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-20324 since 11/08/2023. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Class: Insufficient privileges
CWE: CWE-274 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/08/2023 🔍
03/27/2024 +140 days 🔍
03/27/2024 +0 days 🔍
07/30/2025 +490 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-iosxe-wlc-privesc-RjSMrmPK
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-20324 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-20324
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-258318
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2024 18:23
Updated: 07/30/2025 15:23
Changes: 03/27/2024 18:23 (65), 07/30/2025 15:23 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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