CVE-2020-3215: Cisco IOS XE Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-06-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

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.

Affected products

Cisco IOS XE: 3.7.0e, 3.7.1e, 3.7.2e, 3.7.3e, 3.7.4e, 3.7.5e (+218)

References

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-priv-esc1-OKMKFRhV
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-priv-esc1-OKMKFRhV

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