Vulnerability in Cisco 1000 Integrated Services Router
CVE-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 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 v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (38.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 38.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Cisco 1000 Integrated Services Router
- Cisco 1100-4g Integrated Services Router
- Cisco 1100-4p Integrated Services Router
- Cisco 1100-6g Integrated Services Router
- Cisco 1100-8p Integrated Services Router
- Cisco 1100 Integrated Services Router
- Cisco 1101-4p Integrated Services Router
- Cisco 1101 Integrated Services Router
- Cisco 1109-2p Integrated Services Router
- Cisco 1109-4p Integrated Services Router
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-20065?
- CVE-2023-20065 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco 1000 Integrated Services Router, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-03-23.
- How severe is CVE-2023-20065?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-20065 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.