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CVE-2023-20175

Published: Nov 1, 2023

Modified: Dec 16, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

8.8

HIGH

Description

A vulnerability in a specific Cisco ISE CLI command could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform command injection attacks on the underlying operating system and elevate privileges to root. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have valid Read-only-level privileges or higher on the affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root.

VendorProductVersions

Cisco

Cisco Identity Services Engine Software

affected
2.6.0
affected
2.6.0 p1
affected
2.6.0 p2
affected
2.6.0 p3
affected
2.6.0 p5

+30 more versions

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-78

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

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