CVE-2023-20230

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: August 23, 2023 at 06:21 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:29 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorApplication Policy Infrastructure Controller

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in the restricted security domain implementation of Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to read, modify, or delete non-tenant policies (for example, access policies) created by users associated with a different security domain on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper access control when restricted security domains are used to implement multi-tenancy for policies outside the tenant boundaries. An attacker with a valid user account associated with a restricted security domain could exploit this vulnerability. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read, modify, or delete policies created by users associated with a different security domain. Exploitation is not possible for policies under tenants that an attacker has no authorization to access.

Affected

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

5.2 ≤ v < 5.2(8d)6.0 ≤ v < 6.0(3d)5.2(6e)5.2(6g)5.2(7f)5.2(7g)6.0(1g)6.0(1j)6.0(2h)6.0(2j)
Affected range stops below 5.2(8d), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.0(3d), 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

5.4MEDIUMcisco
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284CWE-732

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