CVE-2023-20261

mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.007 · 53 %ileDEEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.71% (53rd) EPSS
CVSS 6.5 · medium
Is it mine?
199 products
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Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cisco_csaf · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to retrieve arbitrary files from an affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of parameters that are sent to the web UI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager and issuing crafted requests using the web UI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain arbitrary files from the underlying Linux file system of an affected system. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must be an authenticated user.

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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.

6.5
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 3.6
v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 2.8 · impact 3.6
v3.16mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US
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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-284US
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affected products (199)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 199
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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • WID-SEC-W-2023-2707Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von InformationenDeutsch2023-10-18csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.

  • cisco-sa-sdwan-lfi-OWLbKUGeCisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Local File Inclusion Vulnerability2023-10-18csaf · cisco_csafUS

    A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to retrieve arbitrary files from an affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of parameters that are sent to the web UI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager and issuing crafted requests using the web UI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain arbitrary files from the underlying Linux file system of an affected system. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must be an authenticated user. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

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also known as (3)

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdcisco_csafcert_bundNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2023-10-18modified 2026-06-17
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references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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