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Cisco Unified Computing System Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (regreSSHion) (cisco cisco-sa-openssh-rce-2024)

🗓️ 05 May 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Code execution in Cisco Unified Computing System via sshd race enables unauthenticated root access.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(312163);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/05/06");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-6387");
  script_xref(name:"CISCO-BUG-ID", value:"CSCwk79616");
  script_xref(name:"CISCO-BUG-ID", value:"CSCwk78644");
  script_xref(name:"CISCO-BUG-ID", value:"CSCwk62266");
  script_xref(name:"CISCO-BUG-ID", value:"CSCwk62723");
  script_xref(name:"CISCO-SA", value:"cisco-sa-openssh-rce-2024");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2024-A-0375-S");

  script_name(english:"Cisco Unified Computing System Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (regreSSHion) (cisco cisco-sa-openssh-rce-2024)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its self-reported version, Cisco Unified Computing System is affected by a vulnerability.

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Cisco Unified Computing System due to a signal handler race condition 
    found in sshd, where a client does not authenticate within LoginGraceTime seconds, after which the sshd SIGALRM handler
    is called asynchronously. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to call various functions that are not
    async-signal-safe with root privileges. (CVE-2024-6387)

Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.");
  # https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-openssh-rce-2024
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?1ac35fe1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwk78644");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwk62723");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwk62266");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwk79616");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug IDs CSCwk79616, CSCwk78644, CSCwk62266, CSCwk62723.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-6387");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/07/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/07/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/05/05");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"potential_vulnerability", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:cisco:unified_computing_system_central");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"CISCO");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("cisco_ucs_central_webui_detect.nbin");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/Cisco UCS Central WebUI", "Settings/ParanoidReport");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80, 443);

  exit(0);
}

include('ccf.inc');
include('http.inc');

# Workarounds are available, but we cannot check for them.
if (report_paranoia < 2)
  audit(AUDIT_PARANOID);

var app_name = 'Cisco UCS Central WebUI';
var port = get_http_port(default:443);

var product_info = cisco::get_product_info(name:app_name, port:port);

var vuln_ranges = [
  {min_ver: '4.2(3b)', fix_ver: '4.2(3l)'},
  {min_ver: '4.3(4a)', fix_ver: '4.3(4c)'}
];

var reporting = {
  'port'          : product_info['port'],
  'severity'      : SECURITY_HOLE,
  'version'       : product_info['version'],
  'bug_id'        : 'CSCwk79616, CSCwk78644, CSCwk62266, CSCwk62723',
  'disable_caveat': TRUE
};

cisco::check_and_report(
  product_info:product_info,
  reporting:reporting,
  vuln_ranges:vuln_ranges
);

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06 May 2026 00:00Current
7.6High risk
Vulners AI Score7.6
CVSS 3.18.1
EPSS0.63835
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