CVE-2023-20235

Medium

Description

A vulnerability in the on-device application development workflow feature for the Cisco IOx application hosting infrastructure in Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access the underlying operating system as the root user. This vulnerability exists because Docker containers with the privileged runtime option are not blocked when they are in application development mode. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the Docker CLI to access an affected device. The application development workflow is meant to be used only on development systems and not in production systems.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductCisco Ios Xe
PublishedOct 4, 2023
First seenOct 4, 2023
Weakness typeCWE-552CWE-552

How to fix

Update
  • cisco ios_xe17.3.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cisco ios_xev < 17.3.117.3.1

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