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    CVE-2024-20265

    A vulnerability in the boot process of Cisco Access Point (AP) Software could allow an unauthenticated, physical attacker to bypass the Cisco Secure Boot functionality and load a software image that has been tampered with on an affected device. This vulnerability exists because unnecessary commands are available during boot time at the physical console. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by interrupting the boot process and executing specific commands to bypass the Cisco Secure Boot validation checks and load an image that has been tampered with. This image would have been previously downloaded onto the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to load the image once. The Cisco Secure Boot functionality is not permanently compromised.

    Published:Mar 27, 2024
    Last Modified:Apr 15, 2026
    EPS:Mar 27, 2024
    EPSS Score:0.00016
    CVSS Score:5.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Aironet Access Point Software
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Business Wireless Access Point Software

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High