Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2023-20029
Published: March 23, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU73990
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20029
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local administrator to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient memory protection in the Meraki onboarding feature, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Affected software
Catalyst 9200 Series Switches
Catalyst 9300 Series Switches
Cisco IOS XE
Catalyst 9300 Series Switches
Cisco IOS XE
How to mitigate CVE-2023-20029
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco IOS XE - addressed in versions Cupertino-17.9.1, Cupertino-17.9.1a, 17.9(0.4), 17.9.1, 17.9.1w, 17.9.1x, 17.9.1x1, 17.9.1a, 17.9.2, 17.9.2a, 17.9.3, 17.10.1, 17.10.1a, 17.10.1b