Cisco IOS XE IOx Application Hosting Environment access control
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 7.7 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Cisco IOS XE. Impacted is an unknown function of the component IOx Application Hosting Environment. Executing a manipulation can lead to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-20065. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in Cisco IOS XE (Router Operating System) (unknown version) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component IOx Application Hosting Environment. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was published 03/23/2023 as cisco-sa-iox-priv-escalate-Xg8zkyPk. The advisory is available at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-20065 since 10/27/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/20/2025). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-24244). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7
VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
CNA Vector (Cisco Systems, Inc.): 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍
Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
10/27/2022 🔍03/23/2023 🔍
03/23/2023 🔍
08/20/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: cisco.comAdvisory: cisco-sa-iox-priv-escalate-Xg8zkyPk
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2023-20065 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-20065
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-223690
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
Entry
Created: 03/23/2023 18:00Updated: 08/20/2025 00:10
Changes: 03/23/2023 18:00 (37), 04/13/2023 11:42 (1), 04/13/2023 11:49 (21), 08/20/2025 00:10 (16)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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