CVE-2020-3218

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the underlying Linux shell. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by first creating a malicious file on the affected device itself and then uploading a second malicious file to the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges or bypass licensing requirements on the device.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.2/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 3, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2020-3218: High severity, CVSS 7.2 | Vulnix