Is CVE-2023-20043 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-20043 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-20043?

CVE-2023-20043 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-20043?

CVE-2023-20043 has an EPSS score of 0.21% (11th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-20043?

Upgrade cx cloud agent to 1.9 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-20043

MEDIUM

6.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco CX Cloud Agent of could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate their privileges. This vulnerability is due to insecure file permissions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by calling the script with sudo. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to take complete control of the affected device.

CWE-708 CWE-276

How to fix

Remediation Available

cx cloud agentNVD

Affected:< 1.9Fixed in:1.9CVE-2023-20043derived 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 RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days

11thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 11% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

sec.cloudapps.cisco.com

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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 2024-11-21.