Is CVE-2023-20121 being actively exploited?

CVE-2023-20121 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-20121?

CVE-2023-20121 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2023-20121

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.0EPSS 0.2%EU EUVD

Multiple vulnerabilities in the restricted shell of Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager (EPNM), Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), and Cisco Prime Infrastructure could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escape the restricted shell and gain root privileges on the underlying operating system. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.0 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-77
EPSS score: 0.2% (9th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2023-24300)
Published: April 5, 2023
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2023-24300 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on October 28, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

cisco / evolved programmable network manager
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / prime infrastructure

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.2 - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10860-2018 - archived

References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-adeos-MLAyEcvk(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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