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CVE-2024-20478

A vulnerability in the software upgrade component of Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) and Cisco Cloud Network Controller, formerly Cisco Cloud APIC, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with Administrator-level privileges to install a modified software image, leading to arbitrary code injection on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient signature validation of software images. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by installing a modified software image. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system and elevate their privileges to root. Note: Administrators should always validate the hash of any upgrade image before uploading it to Cisco APIC and Cisco Cloud Network Controller.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from cisco organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2024, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2024-08-28T17:15:10.220

Last Modified

2025-08-01T15:26:11.510

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-250

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.1\(1d\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.1\(1j\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.1\(1n\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.1\(1o\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.1\(1r\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.1\(1s\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.1\(2h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.1\(2i\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.1\(3f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.1\(4e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.1\(4f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.1\(4g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.1\(4i\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.1\(4l\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.1\(4m\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.2\(1h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.2\(1i\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.2\(1k\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.2\(1m\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.2\(2g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.2\(2h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.2\(2i\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.2\(2j\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.2\(3c\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.2\(3e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.2\(3h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.2\(3m\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.3\(1g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.3\(1h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.3\(1i\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.3\(1j\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.3\(2f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.3\(2h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.3\(2i\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.3\(2j\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	1.3\(2k\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.0\(1k\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.0\(1l\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.0\(1m\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.0\(1n\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.0\(1o\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.0\(1p\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.0\(1q\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.0\(1r\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.0\(2f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.0\(2g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.0\(2h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.0\(2l\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.0\(2m\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.0\(2n\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.0\(2o\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.1\(1h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.1\(1i\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.1\(2e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.1\(2f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.1\(2g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.1\(2k\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.1\(3g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.1\(3h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.1\(3j\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.1\(4a\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.2\(1k\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.2\(1n\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.2\(1o\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.2\(2e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.2\(2f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.2\(2i\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.2\(2j\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.2\(2k\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.2\(2q\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.2\(3j\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.2\(3p\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.2\(3r\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.2\(3s\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.2\(3t\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.2\(4f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.2\(4p\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.2\(4q\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.2\(4r\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.3\(1e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.3\(1f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.3\(1i\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.3\(1l\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.3\(1o\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	2.3\(1p\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.0\(1i\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.0\(1k\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.0\(2h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.0\(2k\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.0\(2m\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.0\(2n\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.1\(1i\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.1\(2m\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.1\(2o\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.1\(2p\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.1\(2q\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.1\(2s\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.1\(2t\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.1\(2u\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.1\(2v\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(1l\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(1m\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(2l\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(2o\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(3i\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(3j\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(3n\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(3o\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(3r\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(3s\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(4d\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(4e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(5d\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(5e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(5f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(6i\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(7f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(7k\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(8d\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(9b\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(9f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(9h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(10e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(10f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(10g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(41d\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.0\(1h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.0\(2c\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.0\(3c\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.0\(3d\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.1\(1a\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.1\(1i\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.1\(1j\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.1\(1k\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.1\(1l\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.1\(2g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.1\(2m\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.1\(2o\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.1\(2s\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.1\(2u\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.1\(2w\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.1\(2x\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(1g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(1i\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(1j\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(1l\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(2e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(2f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(2g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(3j\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(3l\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(3n\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(3q\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(4i\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(4k\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(4o\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(4p\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(5k\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(5l\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(5n\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(6d\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(6g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(6h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(6l\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(6o\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(7f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(7l\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(7q\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(7r\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(7s\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(7t\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(7u\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(7v\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(7w\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.0\(1k\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.0\(1l\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.0\(2e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.0\(2h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.1\(1h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.1\(2e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.1\(3e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.1\(4c\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(1g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(2e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(2f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(2g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(2h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(3e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(3f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(3g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(4d\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(4e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(4f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(4h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(5c\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(5d\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(5e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(6e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(6g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(6h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(7f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(7g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(8d\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(8e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(8f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(8g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(8h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(8i\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.3\(1d\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.3\(2a\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.3\(2b\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.3\(2c\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	6.0\(1g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	6.0\(1j\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	6.0\(2h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	6.0\(2j\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	6.0\(3d\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	6.0\(3e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	6.0\(3g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	6.0\(4c\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	6.0\(5h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	6.0\(5j\)	Yes

References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-capic-priv-esc-uYQJjnuU Vendor Advisory ([email protected])

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

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