CVE-2023-20003

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 26.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-05-18 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-10-25 15:58Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2022-10-27

Assigning CNA

cisco

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.7)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-288Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or ChannelBase
• CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical FunctionBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

d0296dbf4f9e91314be8963843dea88402d9d7e40af5fa4279e7ec82ca687152

• sec.cloudapps.cisco.com20230517 Cisco Business Wireless Access Points Social Login Guest User Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilityhttps://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cbw-auth-bypass-ggnAfdZvendor-advisory