Auth bypass in Cisco Duo

CVE-2023-20199

A vulnerability in Cisco Duo Two-Factor Authentication for macOS could allow an authenticated, physical attacker to bypass secondary authentication and access an affected macOS device. This vulnerability is due to the incorrect handling of responses from Cisco Duo when the application is configured to fail open. An attacker with primary user credentials could exploit this vulnerability by attempting to authenticate to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access the affected device without valid permission.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.003 (21.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-20199?
CVE-2023-20199 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Duo, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2023-06-28.
How severe is CVE-2023-20199?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.