CVE-2024-20359 · netVigilance record NV24-0048
Cisco ASA and FTD Privilege Escalation
past due
What to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA deadline 2024-05-01 · passed 2 years 4 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA
What happened
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.
Who is affected
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD). Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.
Weakness class: CWE-94.
Timeline
- Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
- CISA remediation deadlinepassed 2 years 4 months ago
Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2024-20359 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20359
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- sec.cloudapps.cisco.com sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-persist-rce-FLsNXF4h
- nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20359