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TI-2023-06745 Aliases CVE-2023-20036GHSA-c6cm-r234-phmq

Cisco Industrial Network Director Command Injection Vulnerability

Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco IND could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands with administrative privileges on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation when uploading a Device Pack. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by altering the request that is sent when uploading a Device Pack. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on the underlying operating system of an affected device. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.1378 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoCisco Industrial Network Director1.3.1; 1.6.0; 1.7.0; 1.6.1; 1.5.1; 1.2.0; 1.0.1; 1.8.0; 1.0.0; 1.3.0; 1.7.1; 1.5.0; 1.1.0; 1.4.0; 1.1.1; 1.9.0; 1.10.0; 1.11.0; 1.11.2; 1.11.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco Industrial Network Director VendorCisco Affected 1.3.1; 1.6.0; 1.7.0; 1.6.1; 1.5.1; 1.2.0; 1.0.1; 1.8.0; 1.0.0; 1.3.0; 1.7.1; 1.5.0; 1.1.0; 1.4.0; 1.1.1; 1.9.0; 1.10.0; 1.11.0; 1.11.2; 1.11.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:industrial_network_director:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.11.3VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:industrial_network_director:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.11.3 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-20036
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c6cm-r234-phmq

References

  • TI-2019-01596 Cisco Industrial Network Director Configuration Data Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-01503 Cisco Industrial Network Director Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-01483 Cisco Industrial Network Director Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2023-06747 Hard-coded credentials in Cisco Industrial Network Director CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-03111 Cisco Industrial Network Director Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2019-12013 Cisco Industrial Network Director Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
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Sources