CVE-2023-20175 (GCVE-0-2023-20175)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-01 17:13 – Updated: 2025-12-16 18:23
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Affected: 2.6.0 p6 Affected: 2.6.0 p7 Affected: 2.6.0 p8 Affected: 2.6.0 p9 Affected: 2.6.0 p10 Affected: 2.6.0 p11 Affected: 2.6.0 p12 Affected: 2.7.0 Affected: 2.7.0 p1 Affected: 2.7.0 p2 Affected: 2.7.0 p3 Affected: 2.7.0 p4 Affected: 2.7.0 p5 Affected: 2.7.0 p6 Affected: 2.7.0 p7 Affected: 2.7.0 p9 Affected: 3.0.0 Affected: 3.0.0 p1 Affected: 3.0.0 p2 Affected: 3.0.0 p3 Affected: 3.0.0 p4 Affected: 3.0.0 p5 Affected: 3.0.0 p6 Affected: 3.0.0 p7 Affected: 3.1.0 Affected: 3.1.0 p1 Affected: 3.1.0 p3 Affected: 3.1.0 p4 Affected: 3.1.0 p5 Affected: 3.2.0 |
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