First published: Fri Nov 06 2020(Updated: )
A vulnerability in Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root on the underlying operating system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to a utility that is running on an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain root privileges.
Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Cisco SD-WAN | <20.1.2 | |
Cisco SD-WAN | >=20.3<20.3.1 |
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-vepescm-BjgQm4vJ
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The vulnerability ID for this Cisco SD-WAN Software vulnerability is CVE-2020-3593.
CVE-2020-3593 has a severity score of 7.8, which is considered high.
An attacker could exploit CVE-2020-3593 by sending a crafted request to a utility in Cisco SD-WAN Software.
Cisco SD-WAN Software versions up to 20.1.2 and versions between 20.3 and 20.3.1 are affected by CVE-2020-3593.
Yes, CVE-2020-3593 requires an authenticated attacker to exploit the vulnerability.