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MEDIUM
CVE-2020-3214
Cisco IOS XE Software Local Privilege Escalation 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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 3, 2020, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-3214 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-3214 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Cisco ios_xe
2 Cisco asr_1001
3 Cisco asr_1002
4 Cisco asr_1002-x
5 Cisco asr_1004
6 Cisco asr_1006
7 Cisco asr_1013
8 Cisco nexus_1000v
9 Cisco 1100_integrated_services_router
10 Cisco 1101_integrated_services_router
11 Cisco 1109_integrated_services_router
12 Cisco 111x_integrated_services_router
13 Cisco 1120_integrated_services_router
14 Cisco 1160_integrated_services_router
15 Cisco asr_1001-x
16 Cisco catalyst_9800-40
17 Cisco catalyst_9800-80
18 Cisco catalyst_9800-cl
19 Cisco catalyst_9800-l
20 Cisco catalyst_9800-l-c
21 Cisco catalyst_9800-l-f
22 Cisco 1111x_integrated_services_router
23 Cisco 422_integrated_services_router
24 Cisco 4331_integrated_services_router
25 Cisco 4431_integrated_services_router
26 Cisco 4461_integrated_services_router
27 Cisco asr_1000-x
28 Cisco catalyst_c9200-24p
29 Cisco catalyst_c9200-24t
30 Cisco catalyst_c9200-48p
31 Cisco catalyst_c9200-48t
32 Cisco catalyst_c9200l-24p-4g
33 Cisco catalyst_c9200l-24p-4x
34 Cisco catalyst_c9200l-24pxg-2y
35 Cisco catalyst_c9200l-24pxg-4x
36 Cisco catalyst_c9200l-24t-4g
37 Cisco catalyst_c9200l-24t-4x
38 Cisco catalyst_c9200l-48p-4g
39 Cisco catalyst_c9200l-48p-4x
40 Cisco catalyst_c9200l-48pxg-2y
41 Cisco catalyst_c9200l-48pxg-4x
42 Cisco catalyst_c9200l-48t-4g
43 Cisco catalyst_c9200l-48t-4x
44 Cisco catalyst_c9300-24p
45 Cisco catalyst_c9300-24s
46 Cisco catalyst_c9300-24t
47 Cisco catalyst_c9300-24u
48 Cisco catalyst_c9300-24ux
49 Cisco catalyst_c9300-48p
50 Cisco catalyst_c9300-48s
51 Cisco catalyst_c9300-48t
52 Cisco catalyst_c9300-48u
53 Cisco catalyst_c9300-48un
54 Cisco catalyst_c9300-48uxm
55 Cisco catalyst_c9300l-24p-4g
56 Cisco catalyst_c9300l-24p-4x
57 Cisco catalyst_c9300l-24t-4g
58 Cisco catalyst_c9300l-24t-4x
59 Cisco catalyst_c9300l-48p-4g
60 Cisco catalyst_c9300l-48p-4x
61 Cisco catalyst_c9300l-48t-4g
62 Cisco catalyst_c9300l-48t-4x
63 Cisco catalyst_c9500-12q
64 Cisco catalyst_c9500-16x
65 Cisco catalyst_c9500-24q
66 Cisco catalyst_c9500-24y4c
67 Cisco catalyst_c9500-32c
68 Cisco catalyst_c9500-32qc
69 Cisco catalyst_c9500-40x
70 Cisco catalyst_c9500-48y4c
71 Cisco catalyst_c9404r
72 Cisco catalyst_c9407r
73 Cisco catalyst_c9410r
74 Cisco ws-c3650-12x48uq
75 Cisco ws-c3650-12x48ur
76 Cisco ws-c3650-12x48uz
77 Cisco ws-c3650-24pd
78 Cisco ws-c3650-24pdm
79 Cisco ws-c3650-24ps
80 Cisco ws-c3650-24td
81 Cisco ws-c3650-24ts
82 Cisco ws-c3650-48fd
83 Cisco ws-c3650-48fq
84 Cisco ws-c3650-48fqm
85 Cisco ws-c3650-48fs
86 Cisco ws-c3650-48pd
87 Cisco ws-c3650-48pq
88 Cisco ws-c3650-48ps
89 Cisco ws-c3650-48td
90 Cisco ws-c3650-48tq
91 Cisco ws-c3650-48ts
92 Cisco ws-c3650-8x24uq
93 Cisco ws-c3850-12s
94 Cisco ws-c3850-12x48u
95 Cisco ws-c3850-12xs
96 Cisco ws-c3850-24p
97 Cisco ws-c3850-24s
98 Cisco ws-c3850-24t
99 Cisco ws-c3850-24u
100 Cisco ws-c3850-24xs
101 Cisco ws-c3850-24xu
102 Cisco ws-c3850-48f
103 Cisco ws-c3850-48p
104 Cisco ws-c3850-48t
105 Cisco ws-c3850-48u
106 Cisco ws-c3850-48xs
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-3214.

URL Resource
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-priv-esc2-A6jVRu7C Vendor Advisory
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-priv-esc2-A6jVRu7C Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-3214 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-priv-esc2-A6jVRu7C
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 17, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CWE NIST CWE-20
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-priv-esc2-A6jVRu7C No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-priv-esc2-A6jVRu7C Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.11.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.11.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.11.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.11.1s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1w:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_1000-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_1001:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_1001-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_1002:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_1002-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_1004:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_1006:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_1013:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9800-40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9800-80:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9800-cl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9800-l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9800-l-c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9800-l-f:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9200-24p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9200-24t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9200-48p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9200-48t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9200l-24p-4g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9200l-24p-4x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9200l-24pxg-2y:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9200l-24pxg-4x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9200l-24t-4g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9200l-24t-4x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9200l-48p-4g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9200l-48p-4x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9200l-48pxg-2y:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9200l-48pxg-4x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9200l-48t-4g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9200l-48t-4x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9300-24p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9300-24s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9300-24t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9300-24u:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9300-24ux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9300-48p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9300-48s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9300-48t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9300-48u:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9300-48un:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9300-48uxm:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9300l-24p-4g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9300l-24p-4x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9300l-24t-4g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9300l-24t-4x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9300l-48p-4g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9300l-48p-4x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9300l-48t-4g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9300l-48t-4x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9404r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9407r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9410r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9500-12q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9500-16x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9500-24q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9500-24y4c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9500-32c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9500-32qc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9500-40x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_c9500-48y4c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_1100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_1101:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_1109:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_1111x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_111x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_1120:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_1160:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_422:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_4331:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_4431:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_4461:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_1000v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3650-12x48uq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3650-12x48ur:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3650-12x48uz:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3650-24pd:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3650-24pdm:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3650-24ps:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3650-24td:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3650-24ts:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3650-48fd:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3650-48fq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3650-48fqm:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3650-48fs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3650-48pd:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3650-48pq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3650-48ps:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3650-48td:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3650-48tq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3650-48ts:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3650-8x24uq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3850-12s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3850-12x48u:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3850-12xs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3850-24p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3850-24s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3850-24t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3850-24u:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3850-24xs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3850-24xu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3850-48f:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3850-48p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3850-48t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3850-48u:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3850-48xs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-3214 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-3214 weaknesses.

CAPEC-3: Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters CAPEC-7: Blind SQL Injection Blind SQL Injection CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-13: Subverting Environment Variable Values Subverting Environment Variable Values CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-22: Exploiting Trust in Client Exploiting Trust in Client CAPEC-23: File Content Injection File Content Injection CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-28: Fuzzing Fuzzing CAPEC-31: Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-52: Embedding NULL Bytes Embedding NULL Bytes CAPEC-53: Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash CAPEC-63: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) CAPEC-64: Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-71: Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-72: URL Encoding URL Encoding CAPEC-73: User-Controlled Filename User-Controlled Filename CAPEC-78: Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-79: Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-80: Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-81: Web Server Logs Tampering Web Server Logs Tampering CAPEC-83: XPath Injection XPath Injection CAPEC-85: AJAX Footprinting AJAX Footprinting CAPEC-88: OS Command Injection OS Command Injection CAPEC-101: Server Side Include (SSI) Injection Server Side Include (SSI) Injection CAPEC-104: Cross Zone Scripting Cross Zone Scripting CAPEC-108: Command Line Execution through SQL Injection Command Line Execution through SQL Injection CAPEC-109: Object Relational Mapping Injection Object Relational Mapping Injection CAPEC-110: SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering CAPEC-120: Double Encoding Double Encoding CAPEC-135: Format String Injection Format String Injection CAPEC-136: LDAP Injection LDAP Injection CAPEC-153: Input Data Manipulation Input Data Manipulation CAPEC-182: Flash Injection Flash Injection CAPEC-209: XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch CAPEC-230: Serialized Data with Nested Payloads Serialized Data with Nested Payloads CAPEC-231: Oversized Serialized Data Payloads Oversized Serialized Data Payloads CAPEC-250: XML Injection XML Injection CAPEC-261: Fuzzing for garnering other adjacent user/sensitive data Fuzzing for garnering other adjacent user/sensitive data CAPEC-267: Leverage Alternate Encoding Leverage Alternate Encoding CAPEC-473: Signature Spoof Signature Spoof CAPEC-588: DOM-Based XSS DOM-Based XSS CAPEC-664: Server Side Request Forgery Server Side Request Forgery
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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