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MEDIUM SEVERITY
CVE-2024-20359 Cisco · Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD)

Cisco ASA and FTD Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Technical Severity

CVSS v3.1 Metrics

MEDIUM
6 / 10
Minimal Risk Critical
Vector Specification
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Exploitation Likelihood

EPSS Prediction

0.22 %
Predictive Probability
Percentile Rank
44.4 th

Documented as more likely to be exploited than 44.4% of known CVEs.

Detection Date

Apr 24, 2024

Remediation Due

May 01, 2024

CISA Catalog Active

Threat Analysis

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.

Remediation Directive

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

External Intelligence

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-persist-rce-FLsNXF4h

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-persist-rce-FLsNXF4h
NVD

National Vulnerability Database

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20359