01 Record
CVE-2023-20175
A vulnerability in a specific Cisco ISE CLI command could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform command injection attacks on the underlying operating system and elevate privileges to root.
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: cisco
CNA base score8.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
A vulnerability in a specific Cisco ISE CLI command could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform command injection attacks on the underlying operating system and elevate privileges to root.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- 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 ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.49% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 42.2% 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:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-11-01 17:13Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-12-16 18:23Z10 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2022-10-27
- Assigning CNA
- cisco
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 9977127bbbe86aaa4062cb4da1ece8e09388d12e65dd7d2ac6652ddd90c68495
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software2.6.0, 2.6.0 p1, 2.6.0 p2, 2.6.0 p3, 2.6.0 p5, 2.6.0 p6, 2.6.0 p7, 2.6.0 p8, 2.6.0 p9, 2.6.0 p10, 2.6.0 p11, 2.6.0 p12, 2.7.0, 2.7.0 p1, 2.7.0 p2, 2.7.0 p3, 2.7.0 p4, 2.7.0 p5, 2.7.0 p6, 2.7.0 p7, 2.7.0 p9, 3.0.0, 3.0.0 p1, 3.0.0 p2, 3.0.0 p3, 3.0.0 p4, 3.0.0 p5, 3.0.0 p6, 3.0.0 p7, 3.1.0, 3.1.0 p1, 3.1.0 p3, 3.1.0 p4, 3.1.0 p5, 3.2.0—
06 References
- sec.cloudapps.cisco.comcisco-sa-ise-injection-QeXegrCwhttps://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-injection-QeXegrCw