CVE-2023-20044

highpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.001 · 4 %ileEURUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.14% (4th) EPSS
CVSS 7.3 · high
Is it mine?
23 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisco_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability in Cisco CX Cloud Agent of could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate their privileges. This vulnerability is due to insecure file permissions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading support to update settings which call the insecure script. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to take complete control of the affected device.

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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.

7.3
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.7–7.3

v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.3 · impact 5.9
v3.16.7mediumAV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 0.8 · impact 5.9
v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US
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ssvc

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

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-264USCWE-708US
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affected products (23)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • cisco-sa-cxagent-gOq9QjqZCisco CX Cloud Agent Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities2023-01-11csaf · cisco_csafUS

    Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco CX Cloud Agent could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges. These vulnerabilities are due to insecure file permissions. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to take complete control of the affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details ["#details"] section of this advisory. Cisco has released software updates that address these vulnerabilities. There are no workarounds that address these vulnerabilities.

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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 2023-01-20modified 2026-06-17
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references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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