CVE-2023-20035
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation by the system CLI. An attacker with privileges to run commands could exploit this vulnerability by first authenticating to an affected device using either local terminal access or a management shell interface and then submitting crafted input to the system CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating system with root-level privileges. An attacker with limited user privileges could use this vulnerability to gain complete control over the system. Note: For additional information about specific impacts, see the Details section of this advisory.
EPSS 0.05% · 17.2th percentile
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| cisco | ios_xe_sd-wan | |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | n/a |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Mar 23, 2023 CVE Published
- Mar 24, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 1, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jun 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 17, 2023 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Oct 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- Nov 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jan 25, 2024 EPSS Score
- Mar 3, 2024 EPSS Score
- Apr 11, 2024 EPSS Score
References
- 20230322 Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software Command Injection Vulnerability vendor-advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20035 advisory
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-dnac-privesc-QFXe74RS advisory
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iox-priv-escalate-Xg8zkyPk advisory
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ap-assoc-dos-D2SunWK2 advisory
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-c9300-spi-ace-yejYgnNQ advisory
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ios-dhcpv6-dos-44cMvdDK advisory
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ewlc-dos-wFujBHKw advisory
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ipv4-vfr-dos-CXxtFacb advisory
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ios-gre-crash-p6nE5Sq5 advisory