CVE-2023-20235 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Cisco IOS XE Software, specifically within the Cisco IOx application hosting infrastructure. It allows an authenticated, remote attacker to gain root access to the underlying operating system by exploiting Docker containers running in privileged mode during application development. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and there is minimal community discussion, the potential for root-level compromise makes it a significant risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 17.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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