Cisco IOS XE Privilege Escalation (CVE-2023-20273)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2023-1112 Date Published: 12 Nov 2023 Severity: High Last Updated: Sunday 26 November, 2023 Source: Industry Reference:CVE-2023-20273
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75

Who is Vulnerable? Cisco IOS XE 17.3 and later, prior to 17.3.8a
Cisco IOS XE 17.6 and later, prior to 17.6.6a
Cisco iOS XE 17.9 and later, prior to 17.9.4a Vulnerability Description A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Cisco IOS XE. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the affected system.