Is CVE-2020-3457 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-3457 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-3457?

CVE-2020-3457 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-3457?

CVE-2020-3457 has an EPSS score of 0.40% (32th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-3457?

Upgrade adaptive security appliance software to 9.13.1.13 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-3457

MEDIUM

6.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco FXOS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to inject arbitrary commands that are executed with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of commands supplied by the user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to a device and submitting crafted input to the affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges.

CWE-78OS Command Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

adaptive security appliance softwareNVD

Affected:>= 9.13, < 9.13.1.13Fixed in:9.13.1.13CVE-2020-3457derived from NVD

firepower extensible operating systemNVD

Affected:>= 2.8, < 2.8.1.125Fixed in:2.8.1.125CVE-2020-3457derived from NVD

firepower threat defenseNVD

Affected:>= 6.5.0, < 6.5.0.5Fixed in:6.5.0.5CVE-2020-3457derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days

32ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 32% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

tools.cisco.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-78 (OS Command Injection) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2021-1498	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2014-6271	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2019-16920	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-44877	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-8515	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2020-9054	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.