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CVE-2024-20329: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software Remote Command Injection Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the SSH subsystem of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute operating system commands as root.
Published
Automatic summary from the vendor's CVE record. We haven't written a full analysis of this vulnerability yet.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.17 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.17 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.17 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.17 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.18 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.18 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.17 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.18 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.17 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.17 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.18 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.17 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.18 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.19 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.18 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.18 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.19 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.17 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.19 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.18 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.19 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.18 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.19 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.18 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.18 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.17 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.18 | See the advisory |
Always confirm against the vendor advisory, which lists every fixed hotfix.
What it is
A vulnerability in the SSH subsystem of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute operating system commands as root.
This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted input when executing remote CLI commands over SSH. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating system with root-level privileges. An attacker with limited user privileges could use this vulnerability to gain complete control over the system.
Exploitation
The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.
Sources
KEV status, EPSS score and vendor data refreshed automatically, last on 11 Oct 2026.