Is CVE-2023-20039 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-20039 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-20039?

CVE-2023-20039 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-20039?

CVE-2023-20039 has an EPSS score of 0.20% (10th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-20039?

Upgrade industrial network director to 1.11.3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-20039

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco IND could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read application data. This vulnerability is due to insufficient default file permissions that are applied to the application data directory. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing files in the application data directory. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view sensitive information. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

CWE-552

How to fix

Remediation Available

industrial network directorNVD

Affected:< 1.11.3Fixed in:1.11.3CVE-2023-20039derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.20%probability of exploitation in 30 days

10thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 10% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

sec.cloudapps.cisco.com

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CVE-2020-17519	High	7.5	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-11371	High	7.5	92%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-50164	Critical	9.8	81%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-3715	Medium	5.5	75%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-15175	High	7.4	71%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-39316	High	7.5	67%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-08-11.