CVE-2023-20235
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CVSS Score
V3.1EPSS Score
v2025.03.14There is a 0.2% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
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Description
A vulnerability in the on-device application development workflow feature for the Cisco IOx application hosting infrastructure in Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access the underlying operating system as the root user.
This vulnerability exists because Docker containers with the privileged runtime option are not blocked when they are in application development mode. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the Docker CLI to access an affected device. The application development workflow is meant to be used only on development systems and not in production systems.
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EU Vulnerability Database
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ENISA Analysis
Malicious code in bioql (PyPI)
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CVSS Score (3.1)
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Data provided by ENISA EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated: October 3, 2025
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Advisory Details
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: October 4, 2023, Modified: January 25, 2024