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CVE-2023-20036

A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco IND could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands with administrative privileges on the underlying operating system of an affected device.

CRITICAL 9.9EPSS 13.8%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.8%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco IND could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands with administrative privileges on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation when uploading a Device Pack. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by altering the request that is sent when uploading a Device Pack. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on the underlying operating system of an affected device. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

CVSS 3.1
9.9 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
13.78% probability · 97th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-78
Affected
cisco/industrial network director
Source
psirt@cisco.com
EPSS trend
0%8%15%3 November 2026: 13.78%3 November 20263 November 2026

EPSS 13.8% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.