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CVE-2023-20044

HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: January 19, 2023 at 01:37 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:29 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCx Cloud Agent

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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco CX Cloud Agent of could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate their privileges. This vulnerability is due to insecure file permissions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading support to update settings which call the insecure script. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to take complete control of the affected device.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Cx Cloud Agent· Cisco
95%
v < 2.2.10.0.10.0.20.90.9.20.9.31.0.01.11.101.111.121.21.31.41.51.61.71.81.92.02.2
Affected range stops below 2.2.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cxagent-gOq9QjqZ

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.3HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-708NVD-CWE-noinfo

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