Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent for Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- 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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.
Summary
A vulnerability in Cisco Meraki Systems Manager (SM) Agent for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. This vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of directory search paths at runtime. A low-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing both malicious configuration files and malicious DLL files on an affected system, which would read and execute the files when Cisco Meraki SM launches on startup. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system with SYSTEM privileges.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent | 4.1.5; 4.1.4; 4.1.1; 4.0; 3.8.2; 3.7.2; 3.7.1; 3.7.0; 3.6.0; 3.5.2; 3.1.4; 3.1.3; 3.1.2; 3.1.1; 3.0.3; 3.0.2; 3.0.1; 3.0.0; 2.0.0; 1.0.99; 1.0.98 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent VendorCisco Affected 4.1.5; 4.1.4; 4.1.1; 4.0; 3.8.2; 3.7.2; 3.7.1; 3.7.0; 3.6.0; 3.5.2; 3.1.4; 3.1.3; 3.1.2; 3.1.1; 3.0.3; 3.0.2; 3.0.1; 3.0.0; 2.0.0; 1.0.99; 1.0.98 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-20430
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xwpv-8x3r-cvm2
References
Advisory 1
Sources
- CVE-2024-20430 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-20430 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xwpv-8x3r-cvm2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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