CVE-2023-20164 Cisco Identity Services Engine Command Injection Vulnerabilities
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands and gain root privileges on Cisco Identity Services Engine devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-20164?
CVE-2023-20164 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine, published on 18 May 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20164?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Identity Services Engine.
How do I fix CVE-2023-20164?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20164 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2023-20164 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20164 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Identity Services Engine
- CVE-2026-76460 Cisco Identity Services Engine Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs
- CVE-2025-20337 Cisco Identity Services Engine Injection
- CVE-2025-20281 Cisco Identity Services Engine Injection
- CVE-2026-20130 Cisco Identity Services Engine Hardening Release - Improper Neutralization Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2026-20192 Cisco Identity Services Engine Hardening Release - Access Control Vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v6qh-23jx-x3gw.