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CVE-2023-20260

Published: Jan 17, 2024Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-284
NVD MITRE
6.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 92.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
0 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A vulnerability in the application CLI of Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain escalated privileges. This vulnerability is due to improper processing of command line arguments to application scripts. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing a command on the CLI with malicious options. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain the escalated privileges of the root user on the underlying operating system.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-284CWE-88

Affected Products

Prime InfrastructureCisco Systems Inc.
On-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
Cisco Evolved Programmable Network ManagerCisco Systems Inc.
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
evolved programmable network managercisco
On-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
prime infrastructurecisco
On-premWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
Cisco Prime InfrastructureCisco
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
cisco systems inc.commercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco
ciscocommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco systems inc.
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Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-pi-epnm-wkZJeyeq
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com

Timeline

Published
Jan 17, 2024
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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