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.

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. Th…

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

Cisco Industrial Network Director — versions 1.5.0, 1.5.1, 1.4.0
Cisco Industrial_network_director

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-321 — Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

psirt@cisco.com (Vendor Advisory)

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.