CVE-2023-20260
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.
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-284
- EPSS score
- 0.2% (7th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2023-24439)
- Published
- January 17, 2024
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2023-24439 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on November 13, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- cisco / evolved programmable network manager
- cisco / prime infrastructure
- cisco / prime infrastructure
- 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
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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