CVE-2024-20430 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2024-20430 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 12/09/2024 | CVE Updated: 12/09/2024 | CVE Year: 2024
Source: cisco | Vendor: Cisco | Product: Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2024-20430 Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Meraki Systems Manager (SM) Agent for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.  This vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of directory search paths at runtime. A low-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing both malicious configuration files and malicious DLL files on an affected system, which would read and execute the files when Cisco Meraki SM launches on startup. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system with SYSTEM privileges. 

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 7.3 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* LOCAL
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* LOW
    User Interaction (UI)* REQUIRED
    Scope (S)* UNCHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* HIGH
    Integrity Impact (I)* HIGH
    Availability Impact (A)* HIGH

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-427
CWE Name: Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Source: Cisco

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).