What is CVE-2023-20182?

CVE-2023-20182 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Center, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-05-18.

How severe is CVE-2023-20182?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Cisco Catalyst Center

CVE-2023-20182

Multiple vulnerabilities in the API of Cisco DNA Center Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to read information from a restricted container, enumerate user information, or execute arbitrary commands in a restricted container as the root user. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Published 2023-05-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 47.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-20182?: CVE-2023-20182 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Center, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-05-18.
How severe is CVE-2023-20182?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.