CVE-2024-20435 | Secure Web Appliance - CLI Operational Intel

Executive Risk Summary

"A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco AsyncOS for Secure Web Appliance could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands and elevate privileges to root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input for the CLI."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Firmware Image

Target Asset AsyncOS

Standard Path Global Firmware

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-2024-20435: Secure Web Appliance CLI vulnerability allowing privilege escalation to root, requiring patch update to prevent arbitrary command execution.

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Intelligence Sources

Official Advisoryhttps://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-swa-priv-esc-7uHpZsCC

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