Security Advisory

CVE-2020-3503

CVE vulnerability detail — eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2020-09-24 17:51:57
Last updated 2024-11-13 17:59:54
Assigner cisco
State PUBLISHED

Description

A vulnerability in the file system permissions of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to obtain read and write access to critical configuration or system files. The vulnerability is due to insufficient file system permissions on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to an affected devices guest shell, and accessing or modifying restricted files. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view or modify restricted information or configurations that are normally not accessible to system administrators.