CVE-2023-20224 Privilege escalation in Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder Application
Authenticated local attackers can elevate privileges to root on Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agents via crafted CLI commands due to insufficient input validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-20224?
CVE-2023-20224 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder Application, published on 16 Aug 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 CLI of Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent, Virtual Appliance installation type, could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of user-supplied CLI arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to an affected device and using crafted commands at the prompt. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root. The attacker must have valid credentials on the affected device.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20224?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Thousandeyes Enterprise Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2023-20224?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20224 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-20224 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20224 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder Application
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jg6q-32f6-vw6w.