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TI-2023-06828 Aliases CVE-2023-20121GHSA-wfj6-f52r-g6f6

Command injection in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software

Priority LOW 31CWE-77Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities in the restricted shell of Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager (EPNM), Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), and Cisco Prime Infrastructure could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escape the restricted shell and gain root privileges on the underlying operating system. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00201 10th 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 Identity Services Engine Softwareall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco Identity Services Engine Software VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:evolved_programmable_network_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 7.0.1VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.10.4VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:evolved_programmable_network_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.0.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.10.4 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Cisco Identity Services Engine Software — 20230405 Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager, Cisco Identity Services Engine, and Cisco Prime Infrastructure Command Injection Vulnerabilities

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-06829 Command injection in Cisco Identity Services Engine SoftwarePriority LOW 35
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-20121
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wfj6-f52r-g6f6

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2021-19919 Apache Log4j2 JNDI features do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2019-01444 Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Evolved Programmable Network Manager Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-01184 Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.2.0 through 2.2(2) and Cisco Evolved Programmable Network… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-01182 The API in Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.2 through 3.0 and Evolved Programmable Network… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-12001 Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Evolved Programmable Network Manager Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-01446 Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Evolved Programmable Network Manager Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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