CVE-2023-20136
MEDIUMDescription
A vulnerability in the OpenAPI of Cisco Secure Workload could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with the privileges of a read-only user to execute operations that should require Administrator privileges. The attacker would need valid user credentials. This vulnerability is due to improper role-based access control (RBAC) of certain OpenAPI operations. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing a crafted OpenAPI function call with valid credentials. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute OpenAPI operations that are reserved for the Administrator user, including the creation and deletion of user labels.
How to fix
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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
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 41% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-20122 | Medium | 5.4 | 25% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2019-14813 | Critical | 9.8 | 11% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-8785 | Critical | 9.8 | 9.7% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2025-54766 | Medium | 5.3 | 6.9% | - | - |
| CVE-2025-54765 | Medium | 5.3 | 6.9% | - | - |
| CVE-2025-54767 | Medium | 6.5 | 5.3% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2023-20136?
Upgrade secure workload to 3.7.1.40 or later.
Is CVE-2023-20136 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2023-20136 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.52% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 41% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2023-20136?
CVE-2023-20136 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2023-20136 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for secure workload (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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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.