CVE-2020-3234 is a critical vulnerability affecting Cisco 809, 829 Industrial ISRs, and 1000 Series Connected Grid Routers running Cisco IOS Software. It allows a low-privileged, authenticated local attacker to gain root access to the Virtual Device Server's Linux shell via hard-coded default credentials on the virtual console. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.2\(60\)ez16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2\(60\)ez16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.0\(2\)sg11aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.0\(2\)sg11a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.3\(3\)jaa1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.3\(3\)jaa1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.3\(3\)jpjCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.3\(3\)jpj:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.4\(1\)cgCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(1\)cg:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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