RCE in Cisco Industrial Network Director

CVE-2023-20036

A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco IND could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands with administrative privileges on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation when uploading a Device Pack. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by altering the request that is sent when uploading a Device Pack. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on the underlying operating system of an affected device. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.138 (96.4th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-20036: rose from 0.131 to 0.138.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.131 · newest: 0.138 · change: +0.007

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-20036?
CVE-2023-20036 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Industrial Network Director, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2024-11-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-20036?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.