Cisco IOS XE Software privilege escalation | CVE-2023-20235

NAME
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Cisco IOS XE Software privilege escalation

Platforms Affected:
Cisco Embedded Services 3300 Series Switches
Cisco Catalyst IR8300 Rugged Series Routers
Cisco Catalyst IE3x00 Rugged Series Switches
Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers
Cisco Catalyst IR1800 Rugged Series Routers
Cisco Catalyst IR8100 Heavy Duty Series Routers

Risk Level:
6.5

Exploitability:
Unproven

Consequences:
Gain Privileges

DESCRIPTION
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Cisco IOS XE Software could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a flaw in the application development mode. By sending a specially crafted request using the Docker CLI, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain access the underlying operating system as the root user.

CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
High

User Interaction:
None

Scope:
Unchanged

Access Vector:
Network



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