CVE-2024-20295

highpriority · track · 1EPSS 0.016 · 75 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.57% (75th) EPSS
CVSS 8.8 · high
Is it mine?
178 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability in the CLI of the Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform command injection attacks on the underlying operating system and elevate privileges to root. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have read-only or higher privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root.

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remediations

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

A vendor fix is available.

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cvss

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

8.8
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.18.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 2 · impact 6
v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US
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ssvc

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

Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-78USCWE-78US
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affected products (178)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 178
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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • WID-SEC-W-2024-0919Cisco Integrated Management Controller: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2024-04-17csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein lokaler oder entfernter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Cisco Integrated Management Controller ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.

  • cisco-sa-cimc-cmd-inj-mUx4c5AJCisco Integrated Management Controller CLI Command Injection Vulnerability2024-04-17csaf · cisco_csafUS

    A vulnerability in the CLI of the Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform command injection attacks on the underlying operating system and elevate privileges to root. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have read-only or higher privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducert_bundcisco_csafNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2024-04-24modified 2026-06-17
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references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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