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Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2024-20359

TLP:CLEAR

Cisco ASA and FTD Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) contain a privilege escalation vulnerability that can allow local privilege escalation from Administrator to root.

Facts

  • Vendor: Cisco
  • Product: Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD)
  • CVSS: 6
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 18.8 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 24 April 2024
  • First known exploitation: 24 April 2024
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 1 May 2024
  • Weakness: CWE-94
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 24 April 2024

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD

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