CVE-2023-20043: cisco cisco cx cloud agent Incorrect Ownership Assignment
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-20043 is a medium (CVSS 6.7) Incorrect Ownership Assignment vulnerability in cisco cisco cx cloud agent. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 19-01-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 02-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A vulnerability in Cisco CX Cloud Agent of could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate their privileges. This vulnerability is due to insecure file permissions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by calling the script with sudo. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to take complete control of the affected device.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST6.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.21%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
11%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.21% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Cisco2 products
- cisco cx cloud agent0.9 | 0.0.1 | 0.0.2 | 0.9.2 | 0.9.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.0.0 | 2.2
- cx_cloud_agent< 1.9 | 2.2
1 vendor · 2 products