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CVE-2024-20509

MEDIUM
5.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the Cisco AnyConnect VPN server of Cisco Meraki MX and Cisco Meraki Z Series Teleworker Gateway devices could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to hijack an AnyConnect VPN session or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition for individual users of the AnyConnect VPN service on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to weak entropy for handlers that are used during the VPN authentication process as well as a race condition that exists in the same process. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by correctly guessing an authentication handler and then sending crafted HTTPS requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to take over the AnyConnect VPN session from a target user or prevent the target user from establishing an AnyConnect VPN session with the affected device.

How to fix

Remediation Available
meraki mx100 firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 16.2, < 18.211.2Fixed in:18.211.2CVE-2024-20509derived from NVD
meraki mx105 firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 16.2, < 18.211.2Fixed in:18.211.2CVE-2024-20509derived from NVD
meraki mx250 firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 16.2, < 18.211.2Fixed in:18.211.2CVE-2024-20509derived from NVD
meraki mx400 firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 16.2, < 18.211.2Fixed in:18.211.2CVE-2024-20509derived from NVD
meraki mx450 firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 16.2, < 18.211.2Fixed in:18.211.2CVE-2024-20509derived from NVD
meraki mx600 firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 16.2, < 18.211.2Fixed in:18.211.2CVE-2024-20509derived from NVD
meraki mx64 firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 17.6.0, < 18.211.2Fixed in:18.211.2CVE-2024-20509derived from NVD
meraki mx64w firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 16.2, < 18.211.2Fixed in:18.211.2CVE-2024-20509derived from NVD
meraki mx65 firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 17.6.0, < 18.211.2Fixed in:18.211.2CVE-2024-20509derived from NVD
meraki mx65w firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 16.2, < 18.211.2Fixed in:18.211.2CVE-2024-20509derived from NVD
meraki mx67 firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 16.2, < 18.211.2Fixed in:18.211.2CVE-2024-20509derived from NVD
meraki mx67c firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 16.2, < 18.211.2Fixed in:18.211.2CVE-2024-20509derived from NVD
meraki mx67w firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 16.2, < 18.211.2Fixed in:18.211.2CVE-2024-20509derived from NVD
meraki mx68 firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 16.2, < 18.211.2Fixed in:18.211.2CVE-2024-20509derived from NVD
meraki mx68cw firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 16.2, < 18.211.2Fixed in:18.211.2CVE-2024-20509derived from NVD
meraki mx68w firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 16.2, < 18.211.2Fixed in:18.211.2CVE-2024-20509derived from NVD
meraki mx75 firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 16.2, < 18.211.2Fixed in:18.211.2CVE-2024-20509derived from NVD
meraki mx84 firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 16.2, < 18.211.2Fixed in:18.211.2CVE-2024-20509derived from NVD
meraki mx85 firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 16.2, < 18.211.2Fixed in:18.211.2CVE-2024-20509derived from NVD
meraki mx95 firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 16.2, < 18.211.2Fixed in:18.211.2CVE-2024-20509derived from NVD
meraki vmx firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 16.2, < 18.211.2Fixed in:18.211.2CVE-2024-20509derived from NVD
meraki z3 firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 16.2, < 18.211.2Fixed in:18.211.2CVE-2024-20509derived from NVD
meraki z3c firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 16.2, < 18.211.2Fixed in:18.211.2CVE-2024-20509derived from NVD
meraki z4 firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 16.2, < 18.211.2Fixed in:18.211.2CVE-2024-20509derived from NVD
meraki z4c firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 16.2, < 18.211.2Fixed in:18.211.2CVE-2024-20509derived 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 VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.37%probability of exploitation in 30 days
29thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 29% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

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