CVE-2023-20192
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.007 · 51 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) could allow an authenticated attacker with Administrator-level read-only credentials to elevate their privileges to Administrator with read-write credentials on an affected system. Note: "Cisco Expressway Series" refers to Cisco Expressway Control (Expressway-C) devices and Cisco Expressway Edge (Expressway-E) devices. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Expresswaycisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.1–9.6
weaknesses
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affected products (7)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- cisco telepresence video communication server≤ x14.0.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_video_communication_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-1400Cisco Expressway: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2023-06-08csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Cisco Expressway und Cisco TelePresence ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.
- cisco-sa-expressway-priv-esc-Ls2B9t7bCisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities2023-06-07csaf · cisco_csafUS
Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) could allow an authenticated attacker with Administrator-level read-only credentials to elevate their privileges to Administrator with read-write credentials on an affected system. Note: "Cisco Expressway Series" refers to Cisco Expressway Control (Expressway-C) devices and Cisco Expressway Edge (Expressway-E) devices. 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 workarounds that address one of these vulnerabilities.
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sources
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-20192/cnnvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-expressway-priv-esc-Ls2B9t7bcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.3268cnnvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-expressway-priv-esc-Ls2B9t7benisa_euvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-expressway-priv-esc-Ls2B9t7bVendor Advisorynvd
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