CVE-2023-20193 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-20193

A vulnerability in the Embedded Service Router (ESR) of Cisco...

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability in the Embedded Service Router (ESR) of Cisco ISE could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read, write, or delete arbitrary files on the underlying operating system and escalate their privileges to root. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have valid Administrator-level privileges on the affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper privilege management in the ESR console. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate their privileges to root and read, write, or delete arbitrary files from the underlying operating system of the affected device. Note: The ESR is not enabled by default and must be licensed. To verify the status of the ESR in the Admin GUI, choose Administration > Settings > Protocols > IPSec.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Cisco Identity Services Engine Software
Vulnerable Versions:
2.6.0, 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, 3.1.0 p6, 3.1.0 p7, 3.2.0, 3.2.0 p1, 3.2.0 p2

Timeline

Official Publish: September 7th, 2023
Last Modified: October 23rd, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)