CVE-2023-20045

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: January 19, 2023 at 01:39 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:29 AM UTC
9 products affected across 1 vendorRV260 VPN Router FirmwareRV160W Wireless Ac VPN Router FirmwareRV160 VPN Router Firmware

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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV160 and RV260 Series VPN Routers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the web-based management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands using root-level privileges on the affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid Administrator-level credentials on the affected device.

Affected

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

v < 1.0.01.04
Affected range stops below 1.0.01.04, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
cisco-rv160-vpn-router (same device)
v < 1.0.01.04
Affected range stops below 1.0.01.04, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
cisco-rv160w-wireless-ac-vpn-router (same device)
v < 1.0.01.04
Affected range stops below 1.0.01.04, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
cisco-rv260-vpn-router (same device)
v < 1.0.01.04
Affected range stops below 1.0.01.04, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
cisco-rv260p-vpn-router-with-poe (same device)
All versions
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

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

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-77CWE-20

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