CVE-2020-3214

highpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.004 · 29 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.35% (29th) EPSS

CVSS 7.2 · high

Is it mine?

28 products

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Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisco_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate their privileges to a user with root-level privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied content. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to load malicious software onto an affected device.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

Fixed16.11.1cisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
Fixed16.11.1acisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
Fixed16.11.1bcisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
Fixed16.11.1ccisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
Fixed16.11.1scisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
Fixed16.11.2cisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
Fixed16.12.1cisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
Fixed16.12.1acisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
Fixed16.12.1ccisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
Fixed16.12.1scisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
Fixed16.12.1tcisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
Fixed17.11.99SWcisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.2

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–7.2

v2.07.2highAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 10

v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 0.8 · impact 5.9

v3.06.7mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.06.7mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 0.8 · impact 5.9

v3.06.7mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US

v3.16.7mediumAV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.16.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-20USprimaryCWE-264USCWE-264US

affected products (28)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Cisco 16.11.1all versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco 16.11.1aall versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco 16.11.1ball versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco 16.11.1call versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco 16.11.1sall versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco 16.11.2all versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco 16.12.1all versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco 16.12.1aall versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco 16.12.1call versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco 16.12.1sall versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco 16.12.1tall versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco 17.11.99SWall versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco Cisco IOS XE Software 16.11.1≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
Cisco Systems Inc. Cisco IOS XE≤ 16.12fstec_bduRU
Cisco Systems Inc. Cisco IOS XE≤ 16.11fstec_bduRU
cisco ios xe= 16.11.1nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios xe= 16.11.1anvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios xe= 16.11.1bnvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios xe= 16.11.1cnvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios xe= 16.11.1snvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

cisco-sa-priv-esc2-A6jVRu7CCisco IOS XE Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability2020-06-03csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate their privileges to a user with root-level privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied content. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to load malicious software onto an affected device. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-priv-esc2-A6jVRu7C ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-priv-esc2-A6jVRu7C"]

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cisco_csaf nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2020-06-03modified 2026-06-17

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references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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