CVE-2023-20260: cisco cisco evolved programmable network manager (epnm) Improper Access Control
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-20260 is a medium (CVSS 6.7) Improper Access Control vulnerability in cisco cisco evolved programmable network manager (epnm). EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 17-01-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 13-11-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- CVE.orgCNA6.0MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.18%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
7%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.18% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-284Improper Access ControlThe product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
- CWE-88Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')The product constructs a string for a command to be executed by a separate component in another control sphere, but it does not properly delimit the intended arguments, options, or switches within that command string.
Affected systems
Cisco4 products
- cisco evolved programmable network manager (epnm)1.2.6 | 1.2.2 | 1.2.3 | 1.2.5 | 1.2.1.2 | 1.2.4 | 1.2.7 | 1.2 | 1.2.2.4 | 1.2.4.2 | 2.0.2 | 2.0.4 | 2.0.3 | 2.0.1 | 2.0 | 2.0.1.1 | 2.0.2.1 | 2.0.4.1 | 2.0.4.2 | 2.1.2 | 2.1.3 | 2.1.1 | 2.1 | 2.1.1.1 | 2.1.1.3 | 2.1.1.4 | 2.1.2.2 | 2.1.2.3 | 2.1.3.2 | 2.1.3.3 | 2.1.3.4 | 2.1.3.5 | 2.1.4 | 2.2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2.1.1 | 2.2.1.2 | 2.2.1.3 | 2.2.1.4 | 2.2.3 | 2.2.4 | 2.2.5 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.2 | 3.0.3 | 3.0 | 3.1.1 | 3.1.2 | 3.1.3 | 3.1 | 4.1.1 | 4.1 | 4.1.1.1 | 4.1.1.2 | 4.0.3 | 4.0.1 | 4.0.2 | 4.0 | 4.0.3.1 | 5.0.1 | 5.0.2 | 5.0.2.5 | 5.0.2.3 | 5.0.2.4 | 5.0.2.1 | 5.0.2.2 | 5.0 | 5.0.2.6 | 5.1.1 | 5.1.2 | 5.1.3 | 5.1.4 | 5.1.4.2 | 5.1.4.1 | 5.1.4.3 | 5.1 | 5.1.3.1 | 5.1.3.2 | 5.1.4.4 | 7.0.0 | 6.0.0 | 6.0.2 | 6.0.1 | 6.0.2.1 | 6.0.1.1 | 6.0.3 | 6.0.3.1 | 6.1.1 | 6.1.1.1 | 6.1 | 6.1.2 | 6.1.1.2.2
- cisco prime infrastructure2.0.0 | 2.0.10 | 2.0.39 | 2.1.0 | 2.1.1 | 2.1.2 | 2.1.56 | 2.2.0 | 2.2.1 | 2.2.2 | 2.2.3 | 2.2.10 | 2.2.8 | 2.2.4 | 2.2.7 | 2.2.5 | 2.2.9 | 2.2.1 Update 01 | 2.2.2 Update 03 | 2.2.2 Update 04 | 2.2.3 Update 02 | 2.2.3 Update 03 | 2.2.3 Update 04 | 2.2.3 Update 05 | 2.2.3 Update 06 | 3.0.0 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.2 | 3.0.3 | 3.0.4 | 3.0.6 | 3.0.5 | 3.0.7 | 3.1.0 | 3.1.1 | 3.1.7 | 3.1.5 | 3.1.2 | 3.1.3 | 3.1.4 | 3.1.6 | 3.2.2 | 3.2.0-FIPS | 3.2.1 | 3.3.0 | 3.3.1 | 3.3.0 Update 01 | 3.4.0 | 3.4.1 | 3.4.2 | 3.4.1 Update 01 | 3.4.1 Update 02 | 3.4.2 Update 01 | 3.5.0 | 3.5.1 | 3.5.0 Update 01 | 3.5.0 Update 02 | 3.5.0 Update 03 | 3.5.1 Update 01 | 3.5.1 Update 02 | 3.5.1 Update 03 | 3.6.0 | 3.6.0 Update 01 | 3.6.0 Update 02 | 3.6.0 Update 03 | 3.6.0 Update 04 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.4_DP1 | 3.4_DP3 | 3.4_DP2 | 3.5_DP1 | 3.4_DP7 | 3.4_DP10 | 3.4_DP5 | 3.1_DP15 | 3.4_DP11 | 3.4_DP8 | 3.7_DP1 | 3.3_DP4 | 3.10_DP1 | 3.8_DP1 | 3.7_DP2 | 3.6_DP1 | 3.1_DP16 | 3.5_DP4 | 3.3_DP3 | 3.2_DP2 | 3.4_DP4 | 3.1_DP14 | 3.1_DP6 | 3.1_DP9 | 3.4_DP6 | 3.2_DP3 | 3.4_DP9 | 3.3_DP2 | 3.2_DP1 | 3.1_DP10 | 3.9_DP1 | 3.3_DP1 | 3.1_DP13 | 3.5_DP2 | 3.1_DP12 | 3.1_DP4 | 3.5_DP3 | 3.1_DP8 | 3.1_DP7 | 3.2_DP4 | 3.1_DP11 | 3.1_DP5 | 3.7.0 | 3.7.1 | 3.7.1 Update 04 | 3.7.1 Update 06 | 3.7.1 Update 07 | 3.7.1 Update 03 | 3.7.0 Update 03 | 3.7.1 Update 01 | 3.7.1 Update 02 | 3.7.1 Update 05 | 3.8.0 | 3.8.1 | 3.8.1 Update 02 | 3.8.1 Update 04 | 3.8.1 Update 01 | 3.8.1 Update 03 | 3.8.0 Update 01 | 3.8.0 Update 02 | 3.9.0 | 3.9.1 | 3.9.1 Update 02 | 3.9.1 Update 03 | 3.9.1 Update 01 | 3.9.1 Update 04 | 3.9.0 Update 01 | 3.10.0 | 3.10.3 | 3.10.1 | 3.10.2 | 3.10 Update 01 | 3.10.4 | 3.10.4 Update 01
- evolved_programmable_network_manager< 7.1.1
- prime_infrastructure< 3.10.4 | 3.10.4 | 3.10.4:update_1
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