CVE-2020-3396 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Cisco IOS XE Software when using a pluggable USB 3.0 Solid State Drive (SSD). An authenticated, physical attacker can remove the SSD, modify its file system on another device, and then reinsert it to gain root privileges and bypass container protections. The CVSS score of 7.2 reflects a physical attack vector with low complexity, but high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
16.12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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