Cisco Secure Client for Linux with ISE Posture Module privilege escalation | CVE-2024-20338
NAME
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Cisco Secure Client for Linux with ISE Posture Module privilege escalation
Platforms Affected:
Cisco Secure Client for Linux
Risk Level:
7.3
Exploitability:
Unproven
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
DESCRIPTION
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Cisco Secure Client for Linux with ISE Posture Module could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by the use of an uncontrolled search path element. By copying a malicious library file to a specific directory in the filesystem and persuading an administrator to restart a specific process, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged
Access Vector:
Local
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