A vulnerability in the ISE Posture (System Scan) module of Cisco Secure Client for Linux could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to the use of an uncontrolled search path element. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by copying a malicious library file to a specific directory in the filesystem and persuading an administrator to restart a specific process. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected device with root privileges.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2024-03-06T16:29:33.440Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T21:59:42.263Z

Reserved: 2023-11-08T15:08:07.642Z

Link: CVE-2024-20338

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T21:59:42.263Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-03-06T17:15:09.783

Modified: 2024-03-07T13:52:27.110

Link: CVE-2024-20338

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