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Cisco IOS XE Software Digital Signature Verification Bypass Vulnerability

Published Jun 3, 2020

Description

A vulnerability in software image verification in Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, physical attacker to install and boot a malicious software image or execute unsigned binaries on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to an improper check on the area of code that manages the verification of the digital signatures of system image files during the initial boot process. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by loading unsigned software on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to install and boot a malicious software image or execute unsigned binaries on the targeted device.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

References (1)

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner cisco
Published Jun 3, 2020
Updated Nov 15, 2024
Reserved Dec 12, 2019
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Nov 15, 2024
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a