CVE-2020-3215

A vulnerability in the Virtual Services Container of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain root-level privileges on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of a user-supplied open virtual appliance (OVA). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by installing a malicious OVA on an affected device.

• CWE-264
• CWE-20

• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-priv-esc1-OKMKFRhVVendor Advisory
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-priv-esc1-OKMKFRhVVendor Advisory

Published

Jun 3, 2020

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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