CVE-2023-20097
MEDIUMCisco Wireless LAN Controller Software < 8.10.183.0 - Authenticated Command Injection via Controller CLI
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in Cisco access points (AP) software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to inject arbitrary commands and execute them with root privileges. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation of commands that are issued from a wireless controller to an AP. An attacker with Administrator access to the CLI of the controller could exploit this vulnerability by issuing a command with crafted arguments. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain full root access on the AP.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-aironetap-cmdinj-6bjT4FL8
Scores
CVSS v3
4.6
EPSS
0.0021
EPSS Percentile
42.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-77
Status
published
Products (3)
cisco/aironet_access_point_software
< 17.9.0.135
cisco/ios_xe
< 16.12.8
cisco/wireless_lan_controller_software
< 8.10.183.0
Published
Mar 23, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026