CVE-2023-20065
published 2023-03-23CVE-2023-20065: A vulnerability in the Cisco IOx application hosting subsystem of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to…
PriorityP346high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.21%
10.7th percentile
A vulnerability in the Cisco IOx application hosting subsystem of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device.
This vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictions on the hosted application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to and then escaping the Cisco IOx application container. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges.
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CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_cisco7.8HIGH
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Cisco
Cisco IOS XE Software IOx Application Hosting Environment Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
vendor_cisco·2023-03-22·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2023-20065 [HIGH] CWE-284 Cisco IOS XE Software IOx Application Hosting Environment Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Cisco IOS XE Software IOx Application Hosting Environment Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the Cisco IOx application hosting subsystem of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device.
This vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictions on the hosted application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to and then escaping the Cisco IOx application container. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges.
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
This advisory is available at the following link:https://sec
Cisco
Cisco IOS XE Software IOx Application Hosting Environment Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
vendor_cisco·CVSS 3.1
CVE-2023-20065 Cisco IOS XE Software IOx Application Hosting Environment Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVE-2023-20065: Cisco IOS XE Software IOx Application Hosting Environment Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the Cisco IOx application hosting subsystem of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictions on the hosted application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to and then escaping the Cisco IOx application container. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no
CVSS: 3.1
CWE: CWE-284, CWE-284
Bug IDs: CSCwd25783
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2023-03-23
Published