CVE-2023-20164
highpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.011 · 67 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated attacker to perform command injection attacks on the underlying operating system and elevate privileges to root. To exploit these vulnerabilities, an attacker must have valid credentials on an affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Identity Services Engine Softwarecisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6–7.2
ssvc
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affected products (7)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-1243Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE): Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-05-18csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen oder Dateien zu manipulieren.
- cisco-sa-ise-injection-sRQnsEU9Cisco Identity Services Engine Command Injection Vulnerabilities2023-05-17csaf · cisco_csafUS
Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated attacker to perform command injection attacks on the underlying operating system and elevate privileges to root. To exploit these vulnerabilities, an attacker must have valid credentials on an 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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references (5)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-20164/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20164cnnvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-injection-sRQnsEU9cnnvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-injection-sRQnsEU9enisa_euvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-injection-sRQnsEU9Vendor Advisorynvd
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