Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Cisco IOS XE - CVE-2023-20065

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Cisco IOS XE - CVE-2023-20065

Published: March 23, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU73989
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20065
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco IOS XE
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient restrictions on the hosted application, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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