Vulnerability · Published Sep 27, 2023 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2023-20186
High 8.0
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Cisco IOS XE Software from Cisco. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability in the Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) feature of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to bypass command authorization and copy files to or from the file system of an affected device using the Secure Copy Protocol (SCP). This vulnerability is due to incorrect processing of SCP commands in AAA command authorization checks. An attacker with valid credentials and level 15 privileges could exploit this vulnerability by using SCP to connect to an affected device from an external machine. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain or change the configuration of the affected device and put files on or retrieve files from the affected device.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | IOS | 12.2(58)SE12.2(58)SE112.2(58)SE212.2(58)EX12.2(58)EY12.2(58)EY112.2(58)EY212.2(58)EZ |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 3.7.0S3.7.1S3.7.2S3.7.3S3.7.4S3.7.5S3.7.6S3.7.7S |
Weakness: CWE-285 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H