Vulnerability in Cisco Industrial Network Director

CVE-2023-20038

A vulnerability in the monitoring application of Cisco Industrial Network Director could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access a static secret key used to store both local data and credentials for accessing remote systems. This vulnerability is due to a static key value stored in the application used to encrypt application data and remote credentials. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by gaining local access to the server Cisco Industrial Network Director is installed on. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to decrypt data allowing the attacker to access remote systems monitored by Cisco Industrial Network Director.

EPSS: 0.002 (5.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-20038?
CVE-2023-20038 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Industrial Network Director, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-01-20.
How severe is CVE-2023-20038?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.