OS command injection in Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder Application
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent, Virtual Appliance installation type, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a command injection and elevate privileges to root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input for the web interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP packet to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands and elevate privileges to root.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-20277
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w7jv-24hg-q599
References
Advisory 1
More Cisco Thousandeyes Enterprise Agent vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-06930 Improper access control in Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder Application CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-06923 A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent, Virtual Appliance… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-20277 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-20277 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w7jv-24hg-q599 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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