Secure Email and Web
CVE-2024-20429: A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS for Secure Email Gateway could allow…
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS for Secure Email Gateway could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary system commands on an affected device.
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 Secure Email 11.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 11.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 11.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 11.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 12.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 12.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 12.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 12.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 13.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 13.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 13.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 13.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 12.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 12.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 12.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 14.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 14.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 14.2 | See the advisory |
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What it is
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS for Secure Email Gateway could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary system commands on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation in certain portions of the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges. To successfully exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need at least valid Operator credentials.
Exploitation
The Cisco 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.