CVE-2024-20485: Code Injection

Published Oct 23, 2024
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Updated

A vulnerability in the VPN web server of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary code with root-level privileges. Administrator-level privileges are required to exploit this vulnerability. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of a specific file when it is read from system flash memory. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by restoring a crafted backup file to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected device after the next reload of the device, which could alter system behavior. Because the injected code could persist across device reboots, Cisco has raised the Security Impact Rating (SIR) of this advisory from Medium to High.

Affected Software

284 affected components
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.1.5
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.1.7
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.2
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.2.8
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.2.14
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.2.15
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.2.17
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.2.20
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.2.24
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.2.26
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.2.28
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.2.33
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.2.35
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.2.38
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.2.45
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.3
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.3.8
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.3.11
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.3.14
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.3.16
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.3.18
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.3.21
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.3.26
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.3.29
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.3
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.7
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.8
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.10
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.12
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.15
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.17
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.20
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.22
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.25
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.26
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.29
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.32
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.33
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.34
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.35
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.39
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.40
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.41
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.43
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.44
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.45
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.46
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.48
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.1.2
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.1.3
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.2
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.2.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.2.4
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.2.5
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.2.9
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.3
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.3.2
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.3.7
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.3.9
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.3.12
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.2
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.4
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.7
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.8
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.10
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.13
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.18
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.24
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.26
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.29
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.30
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.35
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.37
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.38
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.39
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.40
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.41
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.47
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.48
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.50
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.52
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.54
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.55
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.56
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.58
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.62
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.65
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.67
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.1.6
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.1.10
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.1.15
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.1.19
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.1.30
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.2
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.2.4
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.2.8
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.2.13
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.2.15
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.3
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.3.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.3.9
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.3.11
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.3.13
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.3.15
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.3.18
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.4
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.4.6
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.4.7
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.4.12
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.4.13
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.4.14
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.4.15
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.4.17
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.4.22
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.4.23
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.4.24
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.15.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.15.1.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.15.1.7
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.15.1.10
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.15.1.15
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.15.1.16
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.15.1.17
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.15.1.21
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.1.28
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.2
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.2.3
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.2.7
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.2.11
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.2.13
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.2.14
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.3
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.3.3
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.3.14
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.3.15
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.3.19
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.3.23
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.4
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.4.9
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.4.14
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.4.18
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.4.19
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.4.27
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.4.38
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.4.39
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.4.42
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.4.48
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.4.55
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.4.57
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.17.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.17.1.7
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.17.1.9
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.17.1.10
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.17.1.11
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.17.1.13
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.17.1.15
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.17.1.20
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.17.1.30
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.17.1.33
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.17.1.39
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.18.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.18.1.3
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.18.2
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.18.2.5
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.18.2.7
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.18.2.8
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.18.3
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.18.3.39
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.18.3.46
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.18.3.53
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.18.3.55
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.18.3.56
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.18.4
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.18.4.5
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.18.4.8
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.18.4.22
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.19.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.19.1.5
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.19.1.9
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.19.1.12
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.19.1.18
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.19.1.22
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.19.1.24
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.19.1.27
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.20.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.20.1.5
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.20.2
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.20.2.10
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.2
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.3
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.4
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.5
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.6
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.7
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.8
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.9
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.10
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.11
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.12
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.13
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.14
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.15
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.16
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.17
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.18
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.2
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.3
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.4
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.5
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.6
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.7
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.8
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.9
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.10
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.11
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.12
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.13
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.14
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.15
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.16
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.17
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.18
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.6.0
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.6.0.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.6.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.6.3
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.6.4
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.6.5
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.6.5.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.6.5.2
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.6.7
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.6.7.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.6.7.2
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.7.0
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.7.0.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.7.0.2
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.7.0.3
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.0.0
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.0.0.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.0.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.0.1.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.0.2
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.0.2.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.0.3
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.0.4
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.0.5
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.0.6
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.0.6.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.0.6.2
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.1.0
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.1.0.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.1.0.2
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.1.0.3
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.2.0
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.2.0.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.2.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.2.2
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.2.3
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.2.4
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.2.4.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.2.5
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.2.5.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.2.5.2
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.2.6
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.2.7
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.2.8
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.2.8.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.3.0
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.3.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.3.1.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.3.1.2
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.4.0
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.4.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.4.1.1

Event History

Oct 23, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:52 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:52 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·06:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-20485?

CVE-2024-20485 is rated as critical due to its potential to allow authenticated local attackers to execute arbitrary code with root-level privileges.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-20485?

To fix CVE-2024-20485, you should apply the latest security patches provided by Cisco for affected versions of ASA and FTD software.

3

Which Cisco products are affected by CVE-2024-20485?

CVE-2024-20485 affects Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software.

4

Who can exploit CVE-2024-20485?

CVE-2024-20485 can be exploited by authenticated local attackers with administrator privileges.

5

What kind of impact can CVE-2024-20485 have?

CVE-2024-20485 can lead to arbitrary code execution with root-level privileges, compromising the security of the affected systems.

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