CVE-2023-20022 (GCVE-0-2023-20022)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-05 00:00 – Updated: 2024-10-28 16:31
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Cisco Identity Services Engine Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Summary
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.
Severity
6 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-28 16:19 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/c… | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Identity Services Engine Software |
Affected:
n/a
|
guessed |
Date Public
2023-02-01 00:00
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