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CVE-2023-20046

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.86% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2023-05-09 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

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CVE
CVE-2023-20046
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
0.86%
Cisco

Original NVD Description

A vulnerability in the key-based SSH authentication feature of Cisco StarOS Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied credentials. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a valid low-privileged SSH key to an affected device from a host that has an IP address that is configured as the source for a high-privileged user account. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to log in to the affected device through SSH as a high-privileged user. There are workarounds that address this vulnerability.

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