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Vulnerability Change Records for CVE-2024-20401

Change History

New CVE Received by NIST 7/17/2024 1:15:13 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added CVSS V3.1

								
							
							
						
Cisco Systems, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added CWE

								
							
							
						
Cisco Systems, Inc. CWE-36
Added Description

								
							
							
						
A vulnerability in the content scanning and message filtering features of Cisco Secure Email Gateway could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the underlying operating system.

 This vulnerability is due to improper handling of email attachments when file analysis and content filters are enabled. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending an email that contains a crafted attachment through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to replace any file on the underlying file system. The attacker could then perform any of the following actions: add users with root privileges, modify the device configuration, execute arbitrary code, or cause a permanent denial of service (DoS) condition on the affected device.

 Note: Manual intervention is required to recover from the DoS condition. Customers are advised to contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) to help recover a device in this condition.
Added Reference

								
							
							
						
Cisco Systems, Inc. https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esa-afw-bGG2UsjH [No types assigned]