CVE-2023-20260 Privilege escalation in Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager (EPNM)
An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges to root by exploiting improper CLI argument processing in Cisco network management software.
- 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-2023-20260?
CVE-2023-20260 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager, published on 17 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the application CLI of Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain escalated privileges. This vulnerability is due to improper processing of command line arguments to application scripts. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing a command on the CLI with malicious options. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain the escalated privileges of the root user on the underlying operating system.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20260?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager, Cisco Prime Infrastructure.
How do I fix CVE-2023-20260?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20260 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-20260 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20260 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager
- CVE-2016-1289 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2016-1291 Deserialization in n/a
- CVE-2021-1487 Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager Command Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-1821 Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Evolved Programmable Network Manager Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2019-1822 Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Evolved Programmable Network Manager Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
All Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-96c9-2v9p-9chw.