Vulnerability in Cisco Telepresence Endpoint Software (Tc/ce)
CVE-2023-20091
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco TelePresence CE and RoomOS could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the local file system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper access controls on files that are on the local file system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing a symbolic link in a specific location on the local file system of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to have a remote support user account. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (8.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 8.1% 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: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Telepresence Endpoint Software (Tc/ce) — versions CE9.10.2, CE9.1.4, CE9.9.3
- Cisco Roomos
- Cisco Telepresence Collaboration Endpoint
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-20091?
- CVE-2023-20091 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Telepresence Endpoint Software (Tc/ce), classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2024-11-15.
- How severe is CVE-2023-20091?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.