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CVE-2023-20090: Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint and RoomOS Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2024-11-15 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-27
Description
A vulnerability in Cisco TelePresence CE and RoomOS could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper access control on certain CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a series of crafted commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
Affected products
- Cisco Roomos: from 10.0.1.2 before 11.1.2.4 — fixed in 11.1.2.4
- Cisco TelePresence Endpoint Software (TC/CE): from 9.0.0.0 before 9.15.17.4 — fixed in 9.15.17.4
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Roomos 11.1.2.4; Cisco TelePresence Endpoint Software (TC/CE) 9.15.17.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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