Executive Risk Summary
"A vulnerability in the SSH subsystem of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute operating system commands as root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user input and could allow an attacker to gain complete control over the system."
Operational Audit Arsenal
Target Type Firmware Image
Target Asset Cisco ASA Software
Standard Path Global Firmware
Manual Verification Required
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Patch Impact Forecast
Reboot Required Likely
High
Internal Work Notes
CVE-2024-20329: Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Cisco ASA Software SSH Subsystem, requiring immediate patching to prevent potential root-level access
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Intelligence Sources
Official Advisoryhttps://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asa-ssh-rce-gRAuPEUF
Official Advisoryhttps://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-fmc-xss-M446vbEO
Official Advisoryhttps://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-75300
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