CVE-2024-20359

Cisco ASA and FTD Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

n/a

CVSS

19.4%

EPSS (exploit prob.)

97.1%

EPSS percentile

Yes

Actively exploited

Ransomware use

2024-04-24

Added

MITRE ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability maps to adversary behaviour, from the Center for Threat-Informed Defense's public CVE→ATT&CK mappings. Use it to check whether your detections already cover the technique.

Technique	Name	Relationship
T1078	Valid Accounts	exploitation technique
T1059	Command and Scripting Interpreter	primary impact
T1037	Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts	secondary impact

Summary

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.

Affected software

Vendor: Cisco · Product: Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD)

Weakness types (CWE):

What to do

This vulnerability appears in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, meaning it is being exploited in the wild. Prioritize patching affected systems and verify exposure across your estate.

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