CVE-2023-20103

Cisco Secure Network Analytics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: April 5, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:29 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSecure Network Analytics

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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Secure Network Analytics could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code as a root user on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user input to the web interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a crafted file to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute code on the affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to have valid Administrator credentials on the affected device.

Affected

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

v < 7.4.2
Affected range stops below 7.4.2, 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:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

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-20

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