Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Cisco CX Cloud Agent
CVE-2023-20044

7.3HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Cisco
Status
Cisco CX Cloud Agent
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 January 2023

Summary

A vulnerability in Cisco CX Cloud Agent allows an authenticated local attacker to elevate privileges through insecure file permissions. By convincing support personnel to modify settings that invoke an insecure script, the attacker could achieve full control over the compromised device. This situation underscores the importance of robust security practices and awareness within operational support teams.

Affected Version(s)

Cisco CX Cloud Agent 0.9

Cisco CX Cloud Agent 0.0.1

Cisco CX Cloud Agent 0.0.2

References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/C...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.3
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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