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CVE-2024-20430

Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent for Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

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. 

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-11-08 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-09-12 CVE Published
  • 2024-09-12 CVE Updated
  • 2024-09-13 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Cisco
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Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent
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4.1.5
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent" and version "4.1.5"
en
Affected
Cisco
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Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent
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4.1.4
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en
Affected
Cisco
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Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent
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4.1.1
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en
Affected
Cisco
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Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent
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4.0
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent" and version "4.0"
en
Affected
Cisco
Search vendor "Cisco"
Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent"
3.8.2
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent" and version "3.8.2"
en
Affected
Cisco
Search vendor "Cisco"
Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent"
3.7.2
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent" and version "3.7.2"
en
Affected
Cisco
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Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent"
3.7.1
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent" and version "3.7.1"
en
Affected
Cisco
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Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent"
3.7.0
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent" and version "3.7.0"
en
Affected
Cisco
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Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent"
3.6.0
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en
Affected
Cisco
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Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent"
3.5.2
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en
Affected
Cisco
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Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent
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3.1.4
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en
Affected
Cisco
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Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent
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3.1.3
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en
Affected
Cisco
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Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent
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3.1.2
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en
Affected
Cisco
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Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent
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3.1.1
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en
Affected
Cisco
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Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent
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3.0.3
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en
Affected
Cisco
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Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent
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3.0.2
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en
Affected
Cisco
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Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent
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3.0.1
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en
Affected
Cisco
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Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent
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3.0.0
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en
Affected
Cisco
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Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent
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2.0.0
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en
Affected
Cisco
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Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent
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1.0.99
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en
Affected
Cisco
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Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent
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1.0.98
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent" and version "1.0.98"
en
Affected