CVE-2023-20224

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent, Virtual Appliance installation type, could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of user-supplied CLI arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to an affected device and using crafted commands at the prompt. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root. The attacker must have valid credentials on the affected device.

Related CPE's

References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-thoueye-privesc-NVhHGwb3

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Aug/20

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174233/Cisco-ThousandEyes-Enterprise-Agent-Virtual-Appliance-Privilege-Escalation.html

CvssV3 impact

CvssV2 impact