CVE-2023-20044

Local privilege escalation via insecure script permissions

Published Jan 19, 2023 · Updated Nov 21, 2024

Incorrect ownership in Cisco CX Cloud Agent 2.2 and earlier allows local users to gain complete control of the appliance. An insecurely permissioned script runs when technical support changes certain settings, but Cisco does not identify the script or settings. A local authenticated user must persuade technical support to perform the update before gaining elevated control.

CVSS severity6.7

Medium

EPSS probability0.14%

Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026

Known exploitationUnconfirmed

Based on sourced intelligence

Hinoki checkNot available

Coverage for this vulnerability

See if you're affected

Explore vulnerability checks for your environment with Hinoki.

Book a demo

Summary

What happened

The record

CVE: CVE-2023-20044
Published: Jan 19, 2023
Updated: Nov 21, 2024

Vendor: ClamAV
Product: Cisco CX Cloud Agent
Classifications: CWE-708, T1068

Attack vector: local
Privileges: authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

Jan 19, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
Nov 21, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

Present is not the same as exploitable

Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.

Is a vulnerable build present?

Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.

Affected versionversion=0.0.1
Affected versionversion=0.0.2
Affected versionversion=0.9
Affected versionversion=0.9.2
Affected versionversion=0.9.3
Affected versionversion=1.0.0
Affected versionversion=1.1
Affected versionversion=1.10
Affected versionversion=1.11
Affected versionversion=1.12
Affected versionversion=1.2
Affected versionversion=1.3
Affected versionversion=1.4
Affected versionversion=1.5
Affected versionversion=1.6
Affected versionversion=1.7
Affected versionversion=1.8
Affected versionversion=1.9
Affected versionversion=2.0
Affected versionversion=2.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal

Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

ClamAV · Cisco CX Cloud Agentversion=0.0.1; version=0.0.2; version=0.9; version=0.9.2; version=0.9.3; version=1.0.0; version=1.1; version=1.10; version=1.11; version=1.12; version=1.2; version=1.3; version=1.4; version=1.5; version=1.6; version=1.7; version=1.8; version=1.9; version=2.0; version=2.2

Published CVSS scores

7.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

6.7Cisco Systems, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.

Daily unique IPsNo honeypot observations are available for this CVE in the selected window.

No observations available

Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026

Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026

Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable

Prior 30-day averageUnavailable

SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)

Vectorlocal

Privilegesauthenticated

Known exploitationUnconfirmed

Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-708Incorrect Ownership Assignment

T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

No public exploit references are available in this record.

Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.

Technologies

Your stack

See the directory against your own environment.

Your stack

Check the software in your environment

Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.

Book a demo