Is CVE-2023-20090 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-20090 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-20090?

CVE-2023-20090 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-20090?

CVE-2023-20090 has an EPSS score of 0.21% (11th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-20090?

Upgrade roomos to 11.1.2.4 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-20090

MEDIUM

6.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco TelePresence CE and RoomOS could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper access control on certain CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a series of crafted commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

CWE-27

How to fix

Remediation Available

roomosNVD

Affected:>= 10.0.1.2, < 11.1.2.4Fixed in:11.1.2.4CVE-2023-20090derived from NVD

telepresence collaboration endpointNVD

Affected:>= 9.0.0.0, < 9.15.17.4Fixed in:9.15.17.4CVE-2023-20090derived 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 2025-07-30.