CVE-2020-3223

mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.019 · 80 %ileEURUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.91% (80th) EPSS
CVSS 6.8 · medium
Is it mine?
46 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisco_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability in the web-based user interface (web UI) of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to read arbitrary files on the underlying filesystem of the device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient file scope limiting. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a specific file reference on the filesystem and then accessing it through the web UI. An exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files from the underlying operating system's filesystem.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

6.8
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.06.8mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8 · impact 6.9
v3.14.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.2 · impact 3.6
v3.04.5mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.04.5mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 0.9 · impact 3.6
v3.04.5mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US
v3.14.5mediumAV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.14.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-59USprimaryCWE-59US
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affected products (46)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • cisco-sa-webui-filerd-HngnDYGkCisco IOS XE Software Web UI Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability2020-06-03csaf · cisco_csafUS

    A vulnerability in the web-based user interface (web UI) of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to read arbitrary files on the underlying filesystem of the device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient file scope limiting. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a specific file reference on the filesystem and then accessing it through the web UI. An exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files from the underlying operating system's filesystem. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-webui-filerd-HngnDYGk ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-webui-filerd-HngnDYGk"]

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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducisco_csafNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2020-06-03modified 2026-06-17
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references (7)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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