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Status published
Medium
CVE-2020-3214
Cisco IOS XE Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vulnerability Description
A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate their privileges to a user with root-level privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied content. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to load malicious software onto an affected device.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
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Affected Vendor
Cisco
View all reports →Affected Software
Cisco IOS XE Software 16.11.1
Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 3rd, 2020
Last Modified:
November 15th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H