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CVE-2024-20265

A vulnerability in the boot process of Cisco Access Point (AP) Software could allow an...

5.9 Medium

A vulnerability in the boot process of Cisco Access Point (AP) Software could allow an unauthenticated, physical attacker to bypass the Cisco Secure Boot functionality and load a software image that has been tampered with on an affected device. This vulnerability exists because unnecessary commands are available during boot time at the physical console. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by interrupting the boot process and executing specific commands to bypass the Cisco Secure Boot validation checks and load an image that has been tampered with. This image would have been previously downloaded onto the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to load the image once. The Cisco Secure Boot functionality is not permanently compromised.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.25%Up 0.2 points since Mar 28, 2024
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.9

A vulnerability in the boot process of Cisco Access Point (AP) Software could allow an unauthenticated, physical attacker to bypass the Cisco Secure Boot functionality and load a software image that has been tampered with on an affected device. This vulnerability exists because unnecessary commands are available during boot time at the physical console. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by interrupting the boot process and executing specific commands to bypass the Cisco Secure Boot validation checks and load an image that has been tampered with. This image would have been previously downloaded onto the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to load the image once. The Cisco Secure Boot functionality is not permanently compromised.

Record
CVE-2024-20265
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-501
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-17980 5.9

A vulnerability in the boot process of Cisco Access Point (AP) Software could allow an unauthenticated, physical attacker to bypass the Cisco Secure Boot functionality and load a software image that has been tampered with on an affected device. This vulnerability exists because unnecessary commands are available during boot time at the physical console. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by interrupting the boot process and executing specific commands to bypass the Cisco Secure Boot validation checks and load an image that has been tampered with. This image would have been previously downloaded onto the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to load the image once. The Cisco Secure Boot functionality is not permanently compromised.

Record
EUVD-2024-17980
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gqw2-gvrw-vqqg 5.9

A vulnerability in the boot process of Cisco Access Point (AP) Software could allow an...

A vulnerability in the boot process of Cisco Access Point (AP) Software could allow an unauthenticated, physical attacker to bypass the Cisco Secure Boot functionality and load a software image that has been tampered with on an affected device.

This vulnerability exists because unnecessary commands are available during boot time at the physical console. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by interrupting the boot process and executing specific commands to bypass the Cisco Secure Boot validation checks and load an image that has been tampered with. This image would have been previously downloaded onto the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to load the image once. The Cisco Secure Boot functionality is not permanently compromised.

Record
GHSA-gqw2-gvrw-vqqg
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-501
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 5.9

A vulnerability in the boot process of Cisco Access Point (AP) Software could allow an unauthenticated, physical attacker to bypass the Cisco Secure Boot functionality and load a software image that has been tampered with on an affected device. This vulnerability exists because unnecessary commands are available during boot time at the physical console. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by interrupting the boot process and executing specific commands to bypass the Cisco Secure Boot validation checks and load an image that has been tampered with. This image would have been previously downloaded onto the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to load the image once. The Cisco Secure Boot functionality is not permanently compromised.

Record
CVE-2024-20265
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-501
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2024-20265 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Cisco Aironet Access Point Software, published March 27, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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