CVE-2024-20509

Published Oct 2, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability in the Cisco AnyConnect VPN server of Cisco Meraki MX and Cisco Meraki Z Series Teleworker Gateway devices could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to hijack an AnyConnect VPN session or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition for individual users of the AnyConnect VPN service on an affected device.

This vulnerability is due to weak entropy for handlers that are used during the VPN authentication process as well as a race condition that exists in the same process. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by correctly guessing an authentication handler and then sending crafted HTTPS requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to take over the AnyConnect VPN session from a target user or prevent the target user from establishing an AnyConnect VPN session with the affected device.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-18224 A vulnerability in the Cisco AnyConnect VPN server of Cisco Meraki MX and Cisco Meraki Z Series Teleworker Gateway devices could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to hijack an AnyConnect VPN session or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition for individual users of the AnyConnect VPN service on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to weak entropy for handlers that are used during the VPN authentication process as well as a race condition that exists in the same process. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by correctly guessing an authentication handler and then sending crafted HTTPS requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to take over the AnyConnect VPN session from a target user or prevent the target user from establishing an AnyConnect VPN session with the affected device.
History
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Title Cisco Meraki MX and Z3 Teleworker Gateway AnyConnect VPN Session Takeover and Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Description A vulnerability in the Cisco AnyConnect VPN server of Cisco Meraki MX and Cisco Meraki Z Series Teleworker Gateway devices could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to hijack an AnyConnect VPN session or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition for individual users of the AnyConnect VPN service on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to weak entropy for handlers that are used during the VPN authentication process as well as a race condition that exists in the same process. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by correctly guessing an authentication handler and then sending crafted HTTPS requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to take over the AnyConnect VPN session from a target user or prevent the target user from establishing an AnyConnect VPN session with the affected device. A vulnerability in the Cisco AnyConnect VPN server of Cisco Meraki MX and Cisco Meraki Z Series Teleworker Gateway devices could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to hijack an AnyConnect VPN session or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition for individual users of the AnyConnect VPN service on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to weak entropy for handlers that are used during the VPN authentication process as well as a race condition that exists in the same process. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by correctly guessing an authentication handler and then sending crafted HTTPS requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to take over the AnyConnect VPN session from a target user or prevent the target user from establishing an AnyConnect VPN session with the affected device.
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cisco
Cisco meraki Mx100
Cisco meraki Mx100 Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx105
Cisco meraki Mx105 Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx250
Cisco meraki Mx250 Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx400
Cisco meraki Mx400 Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx450
Cisco meraki Mx450 Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx600
Cisco meraki Mx600 Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx64
Cisco meraki Mx64 Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx64w
Cisco meraki Mx64w Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx65
Cisco meraki Mx65 Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx65w
Cisco meraki Mx65w Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx67
Cisco meraki Mx67 Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx67c
Cisco meraki Mx67c Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx67w
Cisco meraki Mx67w Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx68
Cisco meraki Mx68 Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx68cw
Cisco meraki Mx68cw Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx68w
Cisco meraki Mx68w Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx75
Cisco meraki Mx75 Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx84
Cisco meraki Mx84 Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx85
Cisco meraki Mx85 Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx95
Cisco meraki Mx95 Firmware
Cisco meraki Vmx
Cisco meraki Vmx Firmware
Cisco meraki Z3
Cisco meraki Z3 Firmware
Cisco meraki Z3c
Cisco meraki Z3c Firmware
Cisco meraki Z4
Cisco meraki Z4 Firmware
Cisco meraki Z4c
Cisco meraki Z4c Firmware
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_mx100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_mx105:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_mx250:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_mx400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_mx450:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_mx600:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_mx64:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_mx64w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_mx65:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_mx65w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_mx67:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_mx67c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_mx67w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_mx68:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_mx68cw:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_mx68w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_mx75:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_mx84:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_mx85:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_mx95:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_vmx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_z3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_z3c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_z4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_z4c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mx100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mx105_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mx250_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mx400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mx450_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mx600_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mx64_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mx64w_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mx65_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mx65w_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mx67_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mx67c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mx67w_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mx68_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mx68cw_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mx68w_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mx75_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mx84_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mx85_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mx95_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_vmx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_z3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_z3c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_z4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_z4c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Cisco
Cisco meraki Mx100
Cisco meraki Mx100 Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx105
Cisco meraki Mx105 Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx250
Cisco meraki Mx250 Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx400
Cisco meraki Mx400 Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx450
Cisco meraki Mx450 Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx600
Cisco meraki Mx600 Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx64
Cisco meraki Mx64 Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx64w
Cisco meraki Mx64w Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx65
Cisco meraki Mx65 Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx65w
Cisco meraki Mx65w Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx67
Cisco meraki Mx67 Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx67c
Cisco meraki Mx67c Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx67w
Cisco meraki Mx67w Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx68
Cisco meraki Mx68 Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx68cw
Cisco meraki Mx68cw Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx68w
Cisco meraki Mx68w Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx75
Cisco meraki Mx75 Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx84
Cisco meraki Mx84 Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx85
Cisco meraki Mx85 Firmware
Cisco meraki Mx95
Cisco meraki Mx95 Firmware
Cisco meraki Vmx
Cisco meraki Vmx Firmware
Cisco meraki Z3
Cisco meraki Z3 Firmware
Cisco meraki Z3c
Cisco meraki Z3c Firmware
Cisco meraki Z4
Cisco meraki Z4 Firmware
Cisco meraki Z4c
Cisco meraki Z4c Firmware
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability in the Cisco AnyConnect VPN server of Cisco Meraki MX and Cisco Meraki Z Series Teleworker Gateway devices could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to hijack an AnyConnect VPN session or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition for individual users of the AnyConnect VPN service on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to weak entropy for handlers that are used during the VPN authentication process as well as a race condition that exists in the same process. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by correctly guessing an authentication handler and then sending crafted HTTPS requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to take over the AnyConnect VPN session from a target user or prevent the target user from establishing an AnyConnect VPN session with the affected device.
Title Cisco Meraki MX and Z3 Teleworker Gateway AnyConnect VPN Session Takeover and Denial of Service Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-362
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
cisco
Published
Updated
Jun 4, 2025, 8:14 PM
Reserved
Nov 8, 2023, 3:08 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 2, 2024, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:07 AM