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TI-2023-06923 Aliases CVE-2023-20217GHSA-xqw8-9f8f-59wq

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent, Virtual Appliance…

Priority LOW 24CWE-250Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-250.

Summary

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent, Virtual Appliance installation type, could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation by the operating system CLI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing certain commands using sudo. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view arbitrary files as root on the underlying operating system. The attacker must have valid credentials on the affected device.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00266 18th 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
Partial

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 ThousandEyes Recorder ApplicationN/A—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder Application VendorCisco Affected N/A Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:thousandeyes_enterprise_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.230VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:thousandeyes_recorder:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:thousandeyes_enterprise_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.230 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:thousandeyes_recorder:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-20217
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xqw8-9f8f-59wq

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2024-13212 OS command injection in Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder Application CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
  • TI-2023-06930 Improper access control in Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder Application CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8

Sources

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