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CVE-2024-20478

Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller App Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: August 28, 2024 at 04:30 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:07 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorApplication Policy Infrastructure Controller

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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in the software upgrade component of Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) and Cisco Cloud Network Controller, formerly Cisco Cloud APIC, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with Administrator-level privileges to install a modified software image, leading to arbitrary code injection on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient signature validation of software images. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by installing a modified software image. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system and elevate their privileges to root. Note: Administrators should always validate the hash of any upgrade image before uploading it to Cisco APIC and Cisco Cloud Network Controller.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Application Policy Infrastructure Controller· Cisco
95%
1.1(1d)1.1(1j)1.1(1n)1.1(1o)1.1(1r)1.1(1s)1.1(2h)1.1(2i)1.1(3f)1.1(4e)1.1(4f)1.1(4g)1.1(4i)1.1(4l)1.1(4m)1.2(1h)1.2(1i)1.2(1k)1.2(1m)1.2(2g)1.2(2h)1.2(2i)1.2(2j)1.2(3c)1.2(3e)1.2(3h)1.2(3m)1.3(1g)1.3(1h)1.3(1i)1.3(1j)1.3(2f)1.3(2h)1.3(2i)1.3(2j)1.3(2k)2.0(1k)2.0(1l)2.0(1m)2.0(1n)2.0(1o)2.0(1p)2.0(1q)2.0(1r)2.0(2f)2.0(2g)2.0(2h)2.0(2l)2.0(2m)2.0(2n)2.0(2o)2.1(1h)2.1(1i)2.1(2e)2.1(2f)2.1(2g)2.1(2k)2.1(3g)2.1(3h)2.1(3j)2.1(4a)2.2(1k)2.2(1n)2.2(1o)2.2(2e)2.2(2f)2.2(2i)2.2(2j)2.2(2k)2.2(2q)2.2(3j)2.2(3p)2.2(3r)2.2(3s)2.2(3t)2.2(4f)2.2(4p)2.2(4q)2.2(4r)2.3(1e)2.3(1f)2.3(1i)2.3(1l)2.3(1o)2.3(1p)3.0(1i)3.0(1k)3.0(2h)3.0(2k)3.0(2m)3.0(2n)3.1(1i)3.1(2m)3.1(2o)3.1(2p)3.1(2q)3.1(2s)3.1(2t)3.1(2u)3.1(2v)3.2(10e)3.2(10f)3.2(10g)3.2(1l)3.2(1m)3.2(2l)3.2(2o)3.2(3i)3.2(3j)3.2(3n)3.2(3o)3.2(3r)3.2(3s)3.2(41d)3.2(4d)3.2(4e)3.2(5d)3.2(5e)3.2(5f)3.2(6i)3.2(7f)3.2(7k)3.2(8d)3.2(9b)3.2(9f)3.2(9h)4.0(1h)4.0(2c)4.0(3c)4.0(3d)4.1(1a)4.1(1i)4.1(1j)4.1(1k)4.1(1l)4.1(2g)4.1(2m)4.1(2o)4.1(2s)4.1(2u)4.1(2w)4.1(2x)4.2(1g)4.2(1i)4.2(1j)4.2(1l)4.2(2e)4.2(2f)4.2(2g)4.2(3j)4.2(3l)4.2(3n)4.2(3q)4.2(4i)4.2(4k)4.2(4o)4.2(4p)4.2(5k)4.2(5l)4.2(5n)4.2(6d)4.2(6g)4.2(6h)4.2(6l)4.2(6o)4.2(7f)4.2(7l)4.2(7q)4.2(7r)4.2(7s)4.2(7t)4.2(7u)4.2(7v)4.2(7w)5.0(1k)5.0(1l)5.0(2e)5.0(2h)5.1(1h)5.1(2e)5.1(3e)5.1(4c)5.2(1g)5.2(2e)5.2(2f)5.2(2g)5.2(2h)5.2(3e)5.2(3f)5.2(3g)5.2(4d)5.2(4e)5.2(4f)5.2(4h)5.2(5c)5.2(5d)5.2(5e)5.2(6e)5.2(6g)5.2(6h)5.2(7f)5.2(7g)5.2(8d)5.2(8e)5.2(8f)5.2(8g)5.2(8h)5.2(8i)5.3(1d)5.3(2a)5.3(2b)5.3(2c)6.0(1g)6.0(1j)6.0(2h)6.0(2j)6.0(3d)6.0(3e)6.0(3g)6.0(4c)6.0(5h)6.0(5j)

Remediation

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No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-capic-priv-esc-uYQJjnuU

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-250

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