VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-3215

CVSS score6.7 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.35%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-06-03
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

A vulnerability in the Virtual Services Container of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain root-level privileges on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of a user-supplied open virtual appliance (OVA). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by installing a malicious OVA on an affected device.

Weakness classification

  • psirt@cisco.com: CWE-264
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-20

Primary references