(Pwn2Own) Cisco RV340 Firmware Update Missing Integrity Check Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2022-02-2200:00:00

Bien Pham (@bienpnn) from Team Orca of Sea Security (security.sea.com)

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8.4 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.2 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.01 Low

EPSS

Percentile

83.8%

JSON

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Cisco RV340 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of firmware updates. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a firmware image when performing an upgrade. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root.