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CVE Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2023-20217
PUBLISHED
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Assigner-cisco
Assigner Org ID-d1c1063e-7a18-46af-9102-31f8928bc633
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-16 Aug, 2023 | 21:39
Updated At-03 Jul, 2025 | 14:03
Rejected At-
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent, Virtual Appliance installation type, could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation by the operating system CLI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing certain commands using sudo. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view arbitrary files as root on the underlying operating system. The attacker must have valid credentials on the affected device.

Affected Products
Vendor
Cisco Systems, Inc.Cisco
Product
Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder Application
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  • N/A
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TypeCWE IDDescription
cweCWE-250Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Type: cwe
CWE ID: CWE-250
Description: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
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VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
3.15.5MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Version: 3.1
Base score: 5.5
Base severity: MEDIUM
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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The Cisco PSIRT is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.

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https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-te-va-priv-esc-PUdgrx8E
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Hyperlink: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-te-va-priv-esc-PUdgrx8E
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