VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-20273

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability92.94%
CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability
Published2023-10-25
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Known Exploited Vulnerability

Cisco IOS XE Web UI Command Injection Vulnerability

Vendor / product: Cisco / Cisco IOS XE Web UI

Description

A vulnerability in the web UI feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to inject commands with the privileges of root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted input to the web UI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject commands to the underlying operating system with root privileges.

Weakness classification

  • psirt@cisco.com: CWE-78
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-78

Primary references