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CVE-2023-20076

A vulnerability in the Cisco IOx application hosting environment could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying host operating system. This vulnerability is due to incomplete sanitization of parameters that are passed in for activation of an application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by deploying and activating an application in the Cisco IOx application hosting environment with a crafted activation payload file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying host operating system.

CVSS 7.2 · HighBuzz score 24.1

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Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 24.1

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Buzz score components · mention 16.1 · diversity 8.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
16.1
4 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
8.0
3 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
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  • Week in review: Rail transport cybersecurity, “verified” OAuth apps used to infiltrate organizationsHelp Net Security

    Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Mounting cybersecurity pressure is creating headaches in railway boardrooms In this Help Net Security interview, Dimitri van Zantvliet is the Cybersecurity Director/CISO of Dutch Railways, and co-chair to the Dutch and European Rail ISAC, talks about cyber attacks on railway systems, build a practical cybersecurity approach, as well as cyber legislation. Critical OpenEMR vulnerabilities may allow attackers to access patients’ … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comFeb 5, 2023, 9:30 AM
  • Cisco fixed command injection bug in IOx Application Hosting EnvironmentSecurity Affairs

    Cisco fixed a high-severity flaw in the IOx application hosting environment that can be exploited in command injection attacks. Cisco has released security updates to address a command injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-20076, in the Cisco IOx application hosting environment. “A vulnerability in the Cisco IOx application hosting environment could allow an authenticated, remote attacker […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comFeb 3, 2023, 8:36 AM
  • Flaw in Cisco Industrial Appliances Allows Malicious Code to Persist Across RebootsSecurityWeek

    Cisco this week announced patches for a high-severity command injection vulnerability allowing malicious code to persist across reboots.

    newswww.securityweek.comFeb 2, 2023, 2:23 PM
  • Vulnerability in Cisco industrial appliances is a potential nightmare (CVE-2023-20076)Help Net Security

    Cisco has released patches for a high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2023-20076) found in some of its industrial routers, gateways and enterprise wireless access points, which may allow attackers to insert malicious code that can’t be deleted by simply rebooting the device or updating its firmware. “In this case, the command injection bypasses mitigations Cisco has in place to ensure vulnerabilities do not persist in a system. Side-stepping this security measure means that if an attacker exploits this … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comFeb 1, 2023, 4:52 PM

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