CVE-2023-20084

mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.002 · 7 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.17% (7th) EPSS

CVSS 4.4 · medium

Is it mine?

72 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisco_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability in the endpoint software of Cisco Secure Endpoint for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to evade endpoint protection within a limited time window. This vulnerability is due to a timing issue that occurs between various software components. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to put a malicious file into a specific folder and then persuading the user to execute the file within a limited time window. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the endpoint software to fail to quarantine the malicious file or kill its process. Note: This vulnerability only applies to deployments that have the Windows Folder Redirection feature enabled.

remediations

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

A vendor fix is available.

FixedCisco Secure Endpointcisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com

cvss

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

5.0

010

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

v3.14.4mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 0.8 · impact 3.6

v3.15mediumAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.15mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.15mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 1.3 · impact 3.6

v3.14.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.15mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-362USCWE-437US

affected products (72)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Cisco Cisco Secure Endpointall versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco Cisco Secure Endpoint≤ 7.3.9enisa_euvdEU
Cisco Cisco Secure Endpoint≤ 8.1.5.21322enisa_euvdEU
Cisco Cisco Secure Endpoint≤ 6.1.9enisa_euvdEU
Cisco Cisco Secure Endpoint≤ 8.1.7.21512enisa_euvdEU
Cisco Cisco Secure Endpoint≤ 6.3.5enisa_euvdEU
Cisco Cisco Secure Endpoint≤ 8.1.3.21242enisa_euvdEU
Cisco Cisco Secure Endpoint≤ 7.3.5enisa_euvdEU
Cisco Cisco Secure Endpoint≤ 7.3.1enisa_euvdEU
Cisco Cisco Secure Endpoint≤ 8.1.7.21417enisa_euvdEU
Cisco Cisco Secure Endpoint≤ 7.1.5enisa_euvdEU
Cisco Cisco Secure Endpoint≤ 7.0.5enisa_euvdEU
Cisco Cisco Secure Endpoint≤ 6.3.1enisa_euvdEU
Cisco Cisco Secure Endpoint≤ 8.1.5enisa_euvdEU
Cisco Cisco Secure Endpoint≤ 6.1.5enisa_euvdEU
Cisco Cisco Secure Endpoint≤ 6.2.1enisa_euvdEU
Cisco Cisco Secure Endpoint≤ 7.2.3enisa_euvdEU
Cisco Cisco Secure Endpoint≤ 6.2.5enisa_euvdEU
Cisco Cisco Secure Endpoint≤ 7.1.1enisa_euvdEU
Cisco Cisco Secure Endpoint≤ 7.2.7enisa_euvdEU

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-2938Cisco Secure Endpoint: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von SicherheitsvorkehrungenDeutsch2023-11-15csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Cisco Secure Endpoint ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
cisco-sa-secure-endpoint-dos-RzOgFKndCisco Secure Endpoint for Windows Scanning Evasion Vulnerability2023-11-15csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the endpoint software of Cisco Secure Endpoint for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to evade endpoint protection within a limited time window. This vulnerability is due to a timing issue that occurs between various software components. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to put a malicious file into a specific folder and then persuading the user to execute the file within a limited time window. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the endpoint software to fail to quarantine the malicious file or kill its process. Note: This vulnerability only applies to deployments that have the Windows Folder Redirection feature enabled. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cisco_csaf cert_bund NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-11-22modified 2026-06-17

references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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