Vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software
CVE-2023-20246
Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in Snort access control policies that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the configured policies on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to a logic error that occurs when the access control policies are being populated. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by establishing a connection to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured access control rules on the affected system.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (45.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.7% 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
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Weakness classification (CWE)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-20246?
- CVE-2023-20246 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2023-11-01.
- How severe is CVE-2023-20246?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.