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Cisco Releases Security Updates Addressing ArcaneDoor, Vulnerabilities in Cisco Firewall Platforms ↗ source

April 24, 2024 CISA Alert

Summary

Today, Cisco released security updates to address ArcaneDoor—exploitation of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) devices and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software. A cyber threat actor could exploit vulnerabilities ( CVE-2024-20353 , CVE-2024-20359 , CVE-2024-20358 ) to take control of an affected system. Cisco has reported active exploitation of CVE 2024-20353 and CVE-2024-20359 and CISA has added these vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog . CISA strongly encourages users and administrators to apply the necessary updates, hunt for any malicious activity, report positive findings to CISA, and review the following articles for more information: Cisco Blog: ArcaneDoor - New espionage-focused campaign found targeting perimeter network devices Cisco Event Response: Attacks Against Cisco Firewall Platforms This product is provided subject to this Notification and this Privacy & Use policy.

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CVEs Referenced in This Publication

CVECVSSAffected
CVE-2024-20353 8.6 High Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) contain an infinite loop vulnerability that can lead to remote denial of s…
CVE-2024-20358 6.0 Medium Cisco Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software A vulnerability in the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) restore functionality that is available in Cisco ASA Software and Cisco Firepower Thre…
CVE-2024-20359 6.0 Medium Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) contain a privilege escalation vulnerability that can allow local privileg…

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Vendors Named in This Publication

Each vendor links to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog page. Only vendors that appear in the KEV catalog are listed, either because the publication cites one of their KEV entries or because it names them directly.