Medium severity · published Oct 2, 2024
CVE-2024-20509
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…
5.9
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 33% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CM
Cisco Meraki MX Firmware · Cisco
-16-2; -16-3; -16-4; -16-5; .16.6; -3; +5 more · source: vendor
MM
Meraki Mx100 Firmware · Cisco
16.2 before 18.211.2 · source: NVD
MM
Meraki Mx105 Firmware · Cisco
16.2 before 18.211.2 · source: NVD
MM
Meraki Mx250 Firmware · Cisco
16.2 before 18.211.2 · source: NVD
MM
Meraki Mx400 Firmware · Cisco
16.2 before 18.211.2 · source: NVD
MM
Meraki Mx450 Firmware · Cisco
16.2 before 18.211.2 · source: NVD
MM
Meraki Mx600 Firmware · Cisco
16.2 before 18.211.2 · source: NVD
MM
Meraki Mx64 Firmware · Cisco
17.6.0 before 18.211.2 · source: NVD
MM
Meraki Mx64w Firmware · Cisco
16.2 before 18.211.2 · source: NVD
MM
Meraki Mx65 Firmware · Cisco
17.6.0 before 18.211.2 · source: NVD
MM
Meraki Mx65w Firmware · Cisco
16.2 before 18.211.2 · source: NVD
MM
Meraki Mx67 Firmware · Cisco
16.2 before 18.211.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20509
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-20509
Vendor Advisory
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-meraki-mx-vpn-dos-by-QWUkqV7X
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