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01 Record

CVE-2023-20033

A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco Catalyst 3650 and Catalyst 3850 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload unexpectedly,

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: cisco
CNA base score8.6 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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02 Description

A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco Catalyst 3650 and Catalyst 3850 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload unexpectedly,

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
  • AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
  • 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
0.86% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 58.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
8.6 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/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.

04 Metadata

Published
2023-09-27 17:20Z3 YR AGO
Last updated
2025-06-18 14:10Z1 YR AGO
Reserved
2022-10-27
Assigning CNA
cisco
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 8.6)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or ThrottlingBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
ab40ca1504766e874bed15540af2a1ba271aaf9c9e5086240d3ef0fe0464ea01

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
CiscoCisco IOS XE Software16.3.1, 16.3.2, 16.3.3, 16.3.1a, 16.3.4, 16.3.5, 16.3.5b, 16.3.6, 16.3.7, 16.3.8, 16.3.9, 16.3.10, 16.3.11, 16.4.1, 16.5.1, 16.5.1a, 16.6.1, 16.6.2, 16.6.3, 16.6.4, 16.6.5, 16.6.4a, 16.6.6, 16.6.7, 16.6.8, 16.6.9, 16.6.10, 16.7.1, 16.8.1, 16.8.1a, 16.8.1s, 16.9.1, 16.9.2, 16.9.1s, 16.9.3, 16.9.4, 16.9.3a, 16.9.5, 16.9.6, 16.9.7, 16.9.8, 16.11.1, 16.11.2, 16.11.1s, 16.12.1, 16.12.1s, 16.12.2, 16.12.3, 16.12.8, 16.12.4, 16.12.3s, 16.12.3a, 16.12.5, 16.12.6, 16.12.5b, 16.12.6a, 16.12.7, 16.12.9—

06 References