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TI-2023-06843 Aliases CVE-2023-20136GHSA-j98g-g34p-r4ch

Improper privilege management in Cisco Secure Workload

Priority LOW 29CWE-648Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

A vulnerability in the OpenAPI of Cisco Secure Workload could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with the privileges of a read-only user to execute operations that should require Administrator privileges. The attacker would need valid user credentials. This vulnerability is due to improper role-based access control (RBAC) of certain OpenAPI operations. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing a crafted OpenAPI function call with valid credentials. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute OpenAPI operations that are reserved for the Administrator user, including the creation and deletion of user labels.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00517 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoCisco Secure Workload1.102.21; 1.103.1.12; 2.0.1.34; 2.0.2.20; 2.1.1.29; 2.1.1.31; 2.1.1.33; 2.2.1.34; 2.2.1.35; 2.2.1.39; 2.2.1.41; 2.3.1.41; 2.3.1.45; 2.3.1.49; 2.3.1.50; 2.3.1.51; 2.3.1.52; 2.3.1.53; 3.1.1.53; 3.1.1.54; 3.1.1.55; 3.1.1.59; 3.1.1.61; 3.1.1.65; 3.1.1.67; 3.1.1.70; 3.2.1.18; 3.2.1.19; 3.2.1.20; 3.2.1.28; 3.2.1.31; 3.2.1.32; 3.2.1.33; 3.3.2.12; 3.3.2.16; 3.3.2.2; 3.3.2.23; 3.3.2.28; 3.3.2.33; 3.3.2.35; 3.3.2.42; 3.3.2.5; 3.3.2.50; 3.3.2.53; 3.4.1.1; 3.4.1.14; 3.4.1.19; 3.4.1.20; 3.4.1.28; 3.4.1.34; 3.4.1.35; 3.4.1.6; 3.4.1.40; 3.5.1.1; 3.5.1.17; 3.5.1.2; 3.5.1.20; 3.5.1.23; 3.5.1.30; 3.5.1.31; 3.5.1.37; 3.6.1.17; 3.6.1.21; 3.6.1.36; 3.6.1.47; 3.6.1.5; 3.6.1.52; 3.7.1.22; 3.7.1.5—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco Secure Workload VendorCisco Affected 1.102.21; 1.103.1.12; 2.0.1.34; 2.0.2.20; 2.1.1.29; 2.1.1.31; 2.1.1.33; 2.2.1.34; 2.2.1.35; 2.2.1.39; 2.2.1.41; 2.3.1.41; 2.3.1.45; 2.3.1.49; 2.3.1.50; 2.3.1.51; 2.3.1.52; 2.3.1.53; 3.1.1.53; 3.1.1.54; 3.1.1.55; 3.1.1.59; 3.1.1.61; 3.1.1.65; 3.1.1.67; 3.1.1.70; 3.2.1.18; 3.2.1.19; 3.2.1.20; 3.2.1.28; 3.2.1.31; 3.2.1.32; 3.2.1.33; 3.3.2.12; 3.3.2.16; 3.3.2.2; 3.3.2.23; 3.3.2.28; 3.3.2.33; 3.3.2.35; 3.3.2.42; 3.3.2.5; 3.3.2.50; 3.3.2.53; 3.4.1.1; 3.4.1.14; 3.4.1.19; 3.4.1.20; 3.4.1.28; 3.4.1.34; 3.4.1.35; 3.4.1.6; 3.4.1.40; 3.5.1.1; 3.5.1.17; 3.5.1.2; 3.5.1.20; 3.5.1.23; 3.5.1.30; 3.5.1.31; 3.5.1.37; 3.6.1.17; 3.6.1.21; 3.6.1.36; 3.6.1.47; 3.6.1.5; 3.6.1.52; 3.7.1.22; 3.7.1.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_workload:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.7.1.40VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_workload:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.7.1.40 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-20136
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j98g-g34p-r4ch

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-16421 Cisco Secure Workload Unauthorized API Access Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences