CVE-2023-20198
CVSS Score
V3.1EPSS Score
v2023.03.01There is a 88.3% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
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Description
Cisco is providing an update for the ongoing investigation into observed exploitation of the web UI feature in Cisco IOS XE Software. We are updating the list of fixed releases and adding the Software Checker. Our investigation has determined that the actors exploited two previously unknown issues. The attacker first exploited CVE-2023-20198 to gain initial access and issued a privilege 15 command to create a local user and password combination. This allowed the user to log in with normal user access. The attacker then exploited another component of the web UI feature, leveraging the new local user to elevate privilege to root and write the implant to the file system. Cisco has assigned CVE-2023-20273 to this issue. CVE-2023-20198 has been assigned a CVSS Score of 10.0. CVE-2023-20273 has been assigned a CVSS Score of 7.2. Both of these CVEs are being tracked by CSCwh87343.
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Related News
Cybersecurity researchers at Insikt Group have identified an ongoing cyber espionage campaign by RedMike (also tracked as Salt The post CVE-2023-20198 & CVE-2023-20273: RedMike Attacks 1,000+ Cisco Devices in Global Espionage Campaign appeared first on Cybersecurity News.
Affected Products
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Known Exploited Vulnerability
This vulnerability is actively being exploited in the wild
Remediation Status
Due Date
Added to KEV
Required Action
Verify that instances of Cisco IOS XE Web UI are in compliance with BOD 23-02 and apply mitigations per vendor instructions. For affected products (Cisco IOS XE Web UI exposed to the internet or to untrusted networks), follow vendor instructions to determine if a system may have been compromised and immediately report positive findings to CISA.