Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-3169
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco FXOS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying Linux operating system with a privilege level of root on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments passed to a specific CLI command on the affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including malicious input as the argument of an affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying Linux operating system with root privileges. An attacker would need valid administrator credentials to exploit this vulnerability.
Products affected by CVE-2020-3169
- Cisco » Firepower Extensible Operating SystemVersions from including (>=) 2.2 and before (<) 2.2.2.97cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_extensible_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Cisco » Firepower Extensible Operating SystemVersions from including (>=) 2.3 and before (<) 2.3.1.144cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_extensible_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Cisco » Firepower Extensible Operating SystemVersions from including (>=) 2.4 and before (<) 2.4.1.234cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_extensible_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-3169
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-3169
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.2
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HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
|
10.0
|
NIST | |
6.7
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
0.8
|
5.9
|
Cisco Systems, Inc. | |
6.7
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
0.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-3169
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The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
- ykramarz@cisco.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2020-3169
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https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200226-fpwr-cmdinj
Cisco FXOS Software CLI Command Injection VulnerabilityPatch;Vendor Advisory
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