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CVE-2024-20338

Cisco Secure Client - ISE Posture

Cisco CVSS 7.3 Updated March 16, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"A vulnerability in the ISE Posture module of Cisco Secure Client for Linux could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by copying a malicious library file to a specific directory in the filesystem and persuading an administrator to restart a specific process."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Library File
Target Asset libISEPosture.so
Standard Path /usr/lib/cisco/ise_posture

Manual Verification Required

This is a non-Windows asset (Cisco). Use the target asset details and official path provided above to verify your current version against the official vendor advisories listed below.

Patch Impact Forecast

Reboot Required Likely

Moderate

Internal Work Notes

CVE-2024-20338: Cisco Secure Client ISE Posture Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - apply patch and restart affected service

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