CVE entry · CVE-2024-20359
CVE-2024-20359: Cisco ASA and FTD Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.
- Actively exploited: added to CISA’s KEV catalog on April 24, 2024.
- Use by ransomware: not established so far.
- Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: May 1, 2024.
- CERT-FR alert CERTFR-2024-ALE-007 of April 25, 2024.
Description from CISA’s KEV catalog.
CERT-FR alerts and notices
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CERTFR-2024-ALE-007Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Cisco (25 avril 2024)
What to do
- Check whether your estate includes Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD), including internet-facing devices.
- Apply the vendor’s patch or mitigations (references below). Failing that, isolate the product or stop using it, as CISA requires of US federal agencies.
- An exploited vulnerability has often been used before it was fixed: look for signs of compromise, especially on internet-facing devices.
References
- Vendor advisory or reference cited by CISA (sec.cloudapps.cisco.com)
- NVD entry (NIST)
- CISA KEV catalog
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