CVE-2023-20029 Cisco IOS XE Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
An authenticated local attacker can gain root privileges on Cisco IOS XE devices by modifying Meraki onboarding parameters due to insufficient memory protection.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-20029?
CVE-2023-20029 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xe, published on 23 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the Meraki onboarding feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain root level privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient memory protection in the Meraki onboarding feature of an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by modifying the Meraki registration parameters. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root.
Weakness: CWE-122
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20029?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios Xe.
How do I fix CVE-2023-20029?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20029 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-20029 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20029 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Ios Xe
- CVE-2023-20198 Cisco IOS XE Web UI Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2018-0151 Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software Quality of Service Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2023-20273 Cisco IOS XE Web UI Command Injection
- CVE-2025-20188 Hardcoded credentials in Cisco IOS XE Software
- CVE-2021-34770 Cisco IOS XE Software for Catalyst 9000 Family Wireless Controllers CAPWAP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m3m3-7pr3-vcp3.