CVE-2024-20280
Cisco UCS Central Software Configuration Backup Static Key Vulnerability
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- cisco
Description
A vulnerability in the backup feature of Cisco UCS Central Software could allow an attacker with access to a backup file to learn sensitive information that is stored in the full state and configuration backup files. This vulnerability is due to a weakness in the encryption method that is used for the backup function. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing a backup file and leveraging a static key that is used for the backup configuration feature. A successful exploit could allow an attacker with access to a backup file to learn sensitive information that is stored in full state backup files and configuration backup files, such as local user credentials, authentication server passwords, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) community names, and the device SSL server certificate and key.
Timeline
ID reserved
By cisco
- 11 months later
· 11 months later
Published
- 15 days later
· 15 days later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| ciscoCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Medium6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.11% · top 99% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.3.
Weakness
Affected products
Cisco · Cisco Unified Computing System Central Software
- affected 2.0(1e)
- affected 1.1(1b)
- affected 1.4(1b)
- affected 2.0(1a)
- affected 2.0(1h)
- affected 1.3(1a)
- affected 2.0(1g)
- affected 2.0(1c)
- affected 2.0(1k)
- affected 1.0(1a)
- affected 2.0(1l)
- affected 1.2(1f)
- affected 2.0(1f)
- affected 1.4(1c)
- affected 1.3(1c)
- affected 1.1(1a)
- affected 1.4(1a)
- affected 1.2(1a)
- affected 1.2(1d)
- affected 2.0(1j)
- affected 1.5(1c)
- affected 1.5(1a)
- affected 1.1(2a)
- affected 1.3(1b)
- affected 2.0(1b)
- affected 2.0(1i)
- affected 1.2(1e)
- affected 1.5(1b)
- affected 2.0(1d)
- affected 2.0(1m)
- affected 2.0(1n)
- affected 2.0(1o)
- affected 2.0(1p)
- affected 2.0(1q)
- affected 2.0(1r)
- affected 2.0(1s)
- affected 2.0(1t)
- affected 2.0(1u)
What to do
Exploitation: The Cisco PSIRT is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.
References (1)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2024-20280)Record last updated .