Secure Email and Web
CVE-2023-20075: Vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Secure Email Gateway could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to exe…
Vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Secure Email Gateway could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands.
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Cisco Secure Email 13.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 13.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 12.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 14.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 14.2 | See the advisory |
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What it is
Vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Secure Email Gateway could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands. These vulnerability is due to improper input validation in the CLI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting operating system commands into a legitimate command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to escape the restricted command prompt and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. To successfully exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need valid Administrator credentials.
Exploitation
The Cisco PSIRT is aware that proof-of-concept exploit code is available for the vulnerabilities that are described in this advisory.
The Cisco PSIRT is not aware of any malicious use of the vulnerabilities that are described in this advisory.
Sources
KEV status, EPSS score and vendor data refreshed automatically, last on 11 Oct 2026.