CVE-2023-20023 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-20023: Cisco Identity Services Engine Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Identity Services Engine Software
Weakness CWE-78
Published April 5, 2023
Last update October 28, 2024

CVSS base score

6.0/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in specific Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) CLI commands could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform command injection attacks on the underlying operating system and elevate privileges to root. To exploit these vulnerabilities, an attacker must have valid Administrator privileges on the affected device. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by submitting a crafted CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 5, 2023 CVE published
October 28, 2024 Record updated