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CVE-2023-20121: Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager, Cisco Identity Services Engine, and Cisco Prime Infrastructure Command Injection Vulnerabilities

• 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: 2023-04-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-77

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in the restricted shell of Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager (EPNM), Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), and Cisco Prime Infrastructure could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escape the restricted shell and gain root privileges on the underlying operating system. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Affected products

• Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager (EPNM): before 7.0.1 — fixed in 7.0.1
• Cisco Identity Services Engine: 3.2
• Cisco Prime Infrastructure: before 3.10.4 — fixed in 3.10.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager (EPNM) 7.0.1; Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.10.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-adeos-MLAyEcvk
• https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-adeos-MLAyEcvk

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