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TI-2024-13358 Aliases CVE-2024-20430GHSA-xwpv-8x3r-cvm2

Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent for Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Priority LOW 33CWE-427Published · Updated

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

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.002 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoCisco Meraki Systems Manager Agent4.1.5; 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 listedCNA
  • 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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:meraki_systems_manager:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*1.0.98 to before 4.2.0VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:meraki_systems_manager:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 1.0.98 to before 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-20430
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xwpv-8x3r-cvm2

References

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