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CVE-2024-20278

MEDIUM
Published 2024-03-27T16:59:12.963Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
6.5
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.000
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.0% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.149
Higher than 14.9% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE

Description

A vulnerability in the NETCONF feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device.

This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted input over NETCONF to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges from Administrator to root.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Cisco

Cisco IOS XE Software

Affected Versions:

17.6.1 17.6.2 17.6.1w 17.6.1a 17.6.1x 17.6.3 17.6.1y 17.6.1z 17.6.3a 17.6.4 17.6.1z1 17.6.5 17.6.6 17.6.6a 17.6.5a 17.7.1 17.7.1a 17.7.1b 17.7.2 17.10.1 17.10.1a 17.10.1b 17.8.1 17.8.1a 17.9.1 17.9.1w 17.9.2 17.9.1a 17.9.1x 17.9.1y 17.9.3 17.9.2a 17.9.1x1 17.9.3a 17.9.4 17.9.1y1 17.9.4a 17.11.1 17.11.1a 17.12.1 17.12.1w 17.12.1a 17.11.99SW
cisco

ios_xe

Affected Versions:

17.6.1 17.6.2 17.6.1w 17.6.1a 17.6.1x 17.6.3 17.6.1y 17.6.1z 17.6.3a 17.6.4 17.6.1z1 17.6.5 17.6.6 17.6.6a 17.6.5a 17.7.1 17.7.1a 17.7.1b 17.7.2 17.10.1 17.10.1a 17.10.1b 17.8.1 17.8.1a 17.9.1 17.9.1w 17.9.2 17.9.1a 17.9.1x 17.9.1y 17.9.3 17.9.2a 17.9.1x1 17.9.3a 17.9.4 17.9.1y1 17.9.4a 17.11.1 17.11.1a 17.12.1 17.12.1w 17.12.1a 17.11.99sw

EU Vulnerability Database

Monitored by ENISA for EU cybersecurity

EU Coordination

EU Coordinated

Exploitation Status

No Known Exploitation

EUVD ID

View on ENISA

ENISA Analysis

Malicious code in bioql (PyPI)

Affected Products (ENISA)

cisco
cisco ios xe software

ENISA Scoring

CVSS Score (3.1)

6.5
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS Score

0.130
probability

ENISA References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iosxe-priv-esc-seAx6NLX

Data provided by ENISA EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated: October 3, 2025

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed MODERATE

GHSA-w3pw-jcpx-2qcc

Advisory Details

A vulnerability in the NETCONF feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted input over NETCONF to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges from Administrator to root.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20278
WEB https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iosxe-priv-esc-seAx6NLX

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: March 27, 2024, Modified: March 27, 2024

References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iosxe-priv-esc-seAx6NLX
Published: 2024-03-27T16:59:12.963Z
Last Modified: 2024-08-15T16:45:09.481Z
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