Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-20356

HighRCE

Published: 24 April 2024

Published
24 April 2024
Modified
15 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.3949 97.4th percentile
Risk Priority 41 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-20356 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Cisco Integrated Management (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.7 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 2.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deeper analysis

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) stems from insufficient user input validation and is tracked as CVE-2024-20356. The flaw permits command injection and carries a CVSS score of 8.7 under CWE-78.

An authenticated remote attacker who already possesses Administrator-level privileges can exploit the issue by submitting crafted commands through the management interface, resulting in privilege escalation to root on the affected system.

The associated Cisco Security Advisory is available at the referenced URL. EPSS for the CVE reached a peak of 0.4336 after disclosure before settling at the current value of 0.3407, indicating a noticeable increase in exploitation interest following publication.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with Administrator-level privileges to perform command injection attacks on an affected system and elevate their privileges to root. This vulnerability is…

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due to insufficient user input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted commands to the web-based management interface of the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate their privileges to root.

CWE(s)
CWE-78

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

Cisco
Integrated Management
inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SC-27 Platform-independent Applications
addresses: CWE-78

Platform-independent apps typically execute inside a managed runtime or sandbox that restricts direct OS command execution, reducing the ability to exploit OS command injection.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-78

Validates inputs to block special elements that would alter OS command execution.

References