What is CVE-2023-20224?

CVE-2023-20224 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Thousandeyes Recorder Application, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-08-16.

How severe is CVE-2023-20224?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cisco Thousandeyes Recorder Application

CVE-2023-20224

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent, Virtual Appliance installation type, could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of user-supplied CLI arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to an affected device and using crafted commands at the prompt. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root. The attacker must have valid credentials on the affected device.

EPSS: 0.004 (34.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Cisco Thousandeyes Recorder Application — versions 1.0.5, 1.0.4, 1.0.3
Cisco Thousandeyes_enterprise_agent

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

psirt@cisco.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-20224?: CVE-2023-20224 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Thousandeyes Recorder Application, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-08-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-20224?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.