Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
A vulnerability in Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root group on the underlying operating system. The vulnerability is due to incorrect permissions being set when the affected command is executed. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by executing the affected command on an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain root privileges.
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Cisco SD-WAN Software allows authenticated local attackers to escalate privileges to root due to incorrect file permissions.
Vulnerability
CVE-2020-3595 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in Cisco SD-WAN Software. The flaw exists because incorrect permissions are set when an affected command is executed. The vulnerability can be exploited by an authenticated, local attacker on an affected system. Affected versions include Cisco SD-WAN Software releases prior to the fixed versions specified in the Cisco security advisory [1].
Exploitation
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have local access to the affected system and valid authentication credentials. The attacker then executes a specific affected command on the system, leveraging the misconfigured permissions to escalate privileges to the root group [1].
Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated local attacker to elevate their privileges to the root group on the underlying operating system, gaining full control over the device and the ability to perform any administrative action [1].
Mitigation
Cisco has released free software updates to address the vulnerability. Customers are advised to upgrade to the fixed software versions specified in the advisory. No workarounds are available [1].
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Affected products
2- Cisco/Cisco SD-WAN Solutionv5Range: n/a
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
1- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-vepegr-4xynYLUjmitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO
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