CVE-2023-20273 KEV
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 89.6% (pctl 100)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2023-10-27.
Description
A vulnerability in the web UI feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to inject commands with the privileges of root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted input to the web UI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject commands to the underlying operating system with root privileges.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 89.63% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2023-10-27 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2023-10-25 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Cisco IOS XE Web UI Command Injection Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2023-10-23 |
| Due | 2023-10-27 |
| Vendor / product | Cisco / Cisco IOS XE Web UI |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (40)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cisco | catalyst 3650 |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-12x48fd-e |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-12x48fd-l |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-12x48fd-s |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-12x48uq |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-12x48uq-e |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-12x48uq-l |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-12x48uq-s |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-12x48ur |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-12x48ur-e |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-12x48ur-l |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-12x48ur-s |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-12x48uz |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-12x48uz-e |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-12x48uz-l |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-12x48uz-s |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-24pd |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-24pd-e |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-24pd-l |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-24pd-s |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-24pdm |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-24pdm-e |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-24pdm-l |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-24pdm-s |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-24ps-e |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-24ps-l |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-24ps-s |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-24td-e |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-24td-l |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-24td-s |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-24ts-e |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-24ts-l |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-24ts-s |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-48fd-e |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-48fd-l |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-48fd-s |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-48fq |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-48fq-e |
| cisco | catalyst 3650-48fq-l |
| cisco | ios xe |
References
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iosxe-webui-privesc-j22SaA4z
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iosxe-webui-privesc-j22SaA4z
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-20273
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