Cisco IOS XR PON Controller Command Injection Vulnerabilities
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- 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-78.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Routed PON Controller Software, which runs as a docker container on hardware that is supported by Cisco IOS XR Software, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with Administrator-level privileges on the PON Manager or direct access to the PON Manager MongoDB instance to perform command injection attacks on the PON Controller container and execute arbitrary commands as root. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient validation of arguments that are passed to specific configuration commands. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by including crafted input as the argument of an affected configuration command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the PON controller.
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 IOS XR Software | 24.1.1; 24.2.1; 24.1.2; 24.2.11; 24.3.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco IOS XR Software VendorCisco Affected 24.1.1; 24.2.1; 24.1.2; 24.2.11; 24.3.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:24.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 24.1.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:24.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 24.1.2 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:24.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 24.2.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:24.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 24.2.11 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:24.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 24.3.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:24.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24.1.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:24.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24.1.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:24.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24.2.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:24.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24.2.11 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:24.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24.3.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-20483
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w2jq-6q47-2f9r
References
Advisory 1
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Sources
- CVE-2024-20483 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-20483 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w2jq-6q47-2f9r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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