Vulnerability in Application Development Workflow for Cisco IOS XE Software

CVE-2023-20235

Summary

A vulnerability exists in the application development workflow of Cisco IOS XE Software, allowing an authenticated remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the underlying operating system with root privileges. This occurs because Docker containers, when running in application development mode with the privileged runtime option enabled, do not have restrictions that prevent exploitation. Attackers could leverage this flaw by utilizing Docker CLI commands to interact with an affected device, potentially impacting production systems if the development features are inadvertently enabled in those environments. This vulnerability underscores the importance of ensuring that application development workflows are strictly confined to secure development systems.

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