Recorded 14 Oct 2026 at 10:19 UTC. This is what ChangeIntel recorded, including the title, summary, facts and links. It is not a statement of the source's current position. See the latest record.
Cisco IOS XE Web UI Command Injection Vulnerability
Cisco IOS XE contains a command injection vulnerability in the web user interface. When chained with CVE-2023-20198, the attacker can leverage the new local user to elevate privilege to root and write the implant to the file system. Cisco identified CVE-2023-20273 as the vulnerability exploited to deploy the implant. CVE-2021-1435, previously associated with the exploitation events, is no longer believed to be related to this activity.
What it said
- CVE
- CVE-2023-20273
- Vendor
- Cisco
- Product
- Cisco IOS XE Web UI
- CISA KEV
- Listed 23 Oct 2023
- Known ransomware use
- Not stated
- Federal remediation due
- 27 Oct 2023
Recorded links
Source evidence when recorded
- CISA KEV
- Complete at observationRead 14 Oct 2026 at 10:18 UTC
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What changed
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