First published: Wed Jun 03 2020(Updated: )
A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software could allow an unauthenticated, physical attacker to bypass authentication and gain unrestricted access to the root shell of an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the affected software has insufficient authentication mechanisms for certain commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by stopping the boot initialization of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass authentication and gain unrestricted access to the root shell of the affected device.
Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN | =16.9.0 | |
Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN | =16.9.1 | |
Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN | =16.9.2 | |
Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN | =16.9.3 | |
Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN | =16.9.4 | |
Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN | =16.10.0 | |
Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN | =16.10.1 |
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The vulnerability ID of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-3216.
The severity of CVE-2020-3216 is high, with a severity value of 6.8.
Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software version 16.9.0, 16.9.1, 16.9.2, 16.9.3, 16.9.4, 16.10.0, and 16.10.1 are affected by CVE-2020-3216.
CVE-2020-3216 allows an unauthenticated, physical attacker to bypass authentication and gain unrestricted access to the root shell of an affected device.
Yes, Cisco has provided a fix for CVE-2020-3216. Please refer to the Cisco Security Advisory for more information.