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CVE-2024-20359

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Cisco ASA and FTD Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) contain a privilege escalation vulnerability that can allow local priv
Published: Apr 24, 2024  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Cisco ASA and FTD Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) contain a privilege escalation vulnerability that can allow local privilege escalation from Administrator to root.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

Cisco ASA and FTD contain a critical privilege escalation vulnerability allowing local administrators to gain root access. This vulnerability affects widely deployed security appliances used by organizations globally.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تسمح هذه الثغرة لمسؤول محلي بتصعيد امتيازاته إلى مستوى root على أجهزة Cisco ASA و FTD. تؤثر على إصدارات متعددة من البرامج الثابتة وتتطلب تطبيق تصحيحات أمان عاجلة. قد يؤدي الاستغلال إلى السيطرة الكاملة على جهاز الأمان الحرج.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

ثغرة تصعيد امتيازات حرجة في أجهزة Cisco ASA و FTD تسمح للمسؤولين المحليين بالوصول إلى صلاحيات root. تؤثر هذه الثغرة على أجهزة الأمان المنتشرة على نطاق واسع في المنظمات.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 18, 2026 23:36
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
banking telecom energy government healthcare
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediately apply Cisco security patches for ASA and FTD. Update to patched versions: ASA 9.16.4.43, 9.17.4.43, 9.18.4.11, 9.19.1.27, 9.20.1.7 or later. Restrict local administrative access to trusted personnel only. Monitor for suspicious privilege escalation attempts. Implement principle of least privilege for administrator accounts.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
طبق تحديثات أمان Cisco فوراً لـ ASA و FTD. قم بالترقية إلى الإصدارات المصححة المذكورة. قيد الوصول الإداري المحلي للموظفين الموثوقين فقط. راقب محاولات تصعيد الامتيازات المريبة. طبق مبدأ أقل صلاحية للحسابات الإدارية.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.1.1.1 A.2.1.1 A.2.2.1 A.3.1.1
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.AM-2 PR.AC-1 PR.AC-4 DE.CM-1
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.6.1.2 A.9.1.1 A.9.2.1 A.9.4.1 A.12.6.1
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Cisco:Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD)
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS0.22%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2024-05-01
Published 2024-04-24
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 1
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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