CVE-2023-20235
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Summary
A vulnerability in the on-device application development workflow feature for the Cisco IOx application hosting infrastructure in Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access the underlying operating system as the root user. This vulnerability exists because Docker containers with the privileged runtime option are not blocked when they are in application development mode. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the Docker CLI to access an affected device. The application development workflow is meant to be used only on development systems and not in production systems.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.3.1 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.3.2 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.3.3 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.3.1a | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.3.1w | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.3.2a | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.3.1x | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.3.1z | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.3.4 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.3.5 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.3.4a | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.3.6 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.3.4b | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.3.4c | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.3.5a | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.3.5b | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.3.7 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.4.1 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.4.2 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.4.1a | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.4.1b | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.4.2a | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.5.1 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.5.1a | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.5.1b | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.5.1c | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.6.1 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.6.2 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.6.1w | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.6.1a | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.6.1x | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.6.3 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.6.1y | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.6.1z | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.6.3a | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.6.4 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.6.1z1 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.6.5 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.6.5a | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.7.1 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.7.1a | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.7.1b | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.7.2 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.10.1 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.10.1a | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.10.1b | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.8.1 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.8.1a | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.9.1 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.9.1w | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.9.2 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.9.1a | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.9.1x | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.9.1y | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.9.3 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.9.2a | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.9.1x1 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.9.3a | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.9.4 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.9.1y1 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.9.4a | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.11.1 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.11.1a | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.12.1 | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.12.1a | affected |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | 17.11.99SW | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-552: Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
References
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