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CVE-2023-20186 — A vulnerability in the Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) featu

A vulnerability in the Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) feature of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to bypass command authorization and copy files to or from the file system of an affected device using t

CVSS
8.0 HIGH
EPSS
0.11% (top 70.70%)
CWE
CWE-285
Published
2023-09-27T17:22:02.802Z
Last modified
2025-12-16T18:23:20.001Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

01What is this vulnerability?

A vulnerability in the Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) feature of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to bypass command authorization and copy files to or from the file system of an affected device using the Secure Copy Protocol (SCP). This vulnerability is due to incorrect processing of SCP commands in AAA command…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
CiscoIOS12.2(58)SE, 12.2(58)SE1, 12.2(58)SE2, 12.2(58)EX, 12.2(58)EY, 12.2(58)EY1, 12.2(58)EY2, 12.2(58)EZ, 12.2(60)EZ, 12.2(60)EZ1, 12.2(60)EZ2, 12.2(60)EZ3, 12.2(60)EZ4, 12.2(60)EZ5, 12.2(60)EZ6, 12.2(60)EZ7, 12.2(60)EZ8, 12.2(60)EZ9, 12.2(60)EZ10, 12.2(60)EZ11, 12.2(60)EZ12, 12.2(60)EZ13, 12.2(60)EZ14, 12.2(60)EZ15, 15.0(1)M1, 15.0(1)M5, 15.0(1)M4, 15.0(1)M3, 15.0(1)M2, 15.0(1)M6, 15.0(1)M, 15.0(1)M7, 15.0(1)M10, 15.0(1)M9, 15.0(1)M8, 15.0(1)XA2, 15.0(1)XA4, 15.0(1)XA1, 15.0(1)XA3, 15.0(1)XA, 15.0(1)XA5, 15.1(2)T, 15.1(1)T4, 15.1(3)T2, 15.1(1)T1, 15.1(2)T0a, 15.1(3)T3, 15.1(1)T3, 15.1(2)T3, 15.1(2)T4, 15.1(1)T2, 15.1(3)T, 15.1(2)T2a, 15.1(3)T1, 15.1(1)T, 15.1(2)T2, 15.1(2)T1, 15.1(2)T5, 15.1(3)T4, 15.1(1)T5, 15.1(1)XB, 15.0(1)S2, 15.0(1)S1, 15.0(1)S, 15.0(1)S3a, 15.0(1)S4, 15.0(1)S5, 15.0(1)S4a, 15.0(1)S6, 15.2(1)S, 15.2(2)S, 15.2(1)S1, 15.2(4)S, 15.2(1)S2, 15.2(2)S1, 15.2(2)S2, 15.2(2)S0a, 15.2(2)S0c, 15.2(4)S1, 15.2(4)S4, 15.2(4)S6, 15.2(4)S2, 15.2(4)S5, 15.2(4)S3, 15.2(4)S3a, 15.2(4)S4a, 15.2(4)S7, 15.3(1)T, 15.3(2)T, 15.3(1)T1, 15.3(1)T2, 15.3(1)T3, 15.3(1)T4, 15.3(2)T1, 15.3(2)T2, 15.3(2)T3, 15.3(2)T4, 15.0(1)EY, 15.0(1)EY1, 15.0(1)EY2, 15.0(2)EY, 15.0(2)EY1, 15.0(2)EY2, 15.0(2)EY3, 15.1(2)S, 15.1(1)S, 15.1(1)S1, 15.1(3)S, 15.1(1)S2, 15.1(2)S1, 15.1(2)S2, 15.1(3)S1, 15.1(3)S0a, 15.1(3)S2, 15.1(3)S4, 15.1(3)S3, 15.1(3)S5, 15.1(3)S6, 15.1(3)S5a, 15.1(4)M3, 15.1(4)M, 15.1(4)M1, 15.1(4)M2, 15.1(4)M6, 15.1(4)M5, 15.1(4)M4, 15.1(4)M7, 15.1(4)M3a, 15.1(4)M10, 15.1(4)M8, 15.1(4)M9, 15.0(1)SE, 15.0(2)SE, 15.0(1)SE1, 15.0(1)SE2, 15.0(1)SE3, 15.0(2)SE1, 15.0(2)SE2, 15.0(2)SE3, 15.0(2)SE4, 15.0(2)SE5, 15.0(2)SE6, 15.0(2)SE7, 15.0(2)SE8, 15.0(2)SE9, 15.0(2)SE10, 15.0(2)SE11, 15.0(2)SE10a, 15.0(2)SE12, 15.0(2)SE13, 15.1(2)GC, 15.1(2)GC1, 15.1(2)GC2, 15.1(4)GC, 15.1(4)GC1, 15.1(4)GC2, 15.1(1)SG, 15.1(2)SG, 15.1(1)SG1, 15.1(1)SG2, 15.1(2)SG1, 15.1(2)SG2, 15.1(2)SG3, 15.1(2)SG4, 15.1(2)SG5, 15.1(2)SG6, 15.1(2)SG7, 15.1(2)SG8, 15.0(1)MR, 15.0(2)MR, 15.2(4)M, 15.2(4)M1, 15.2(4)M2, 15.2(4)M4, 15.2(4)M3, 15.2(4)M5, 15.2(4)M8, 15.2(4)M10, 15.2(4)M7, 15.2(4)M6, 15.2(4)M9, 15.2(4)M6a, 15.2(4)M11, 15.0(1)EX, 15.0(2)EX, 15.0(2)EX1, 15.0(2)EX2, 15.0(2)EX3, 15.0(2)EX4, 15.0(2)EX5, 15.0(2)EX8, 15.0(2a)EX5, 15.0(2)EX10, 15.0(2)EX11, 15.0(2)EX13, 15.0(2)EX12, 15.2(1)GC, 15.2(1)GC1, 15.2(1)GC2, 15.2(2)GC, 15.2(3)GC, 15.2(3)GC1, 15.2(4)GC, 15.2(4)GC1, 15.2(4)GC2, 15.2(4)GC3, 15.1(1)SY, 15.1(1)SY1, 15.1(2)SY, 15.1(2)SY1, 15.1(2)SY2, 15.1(1)SY2, 15.1(1)SY3, 15.1(2)SY3, 15.1(1)SY4, 15.1(2)SY4, 15.1(1)SY5, 15.1(2)SY5, 15.1(2)SY4a, 15.1(1)SY6, 15.1(2)SY6, 15.1(2)SY7, 15.1(2)SY8, 15.1(2)SY9, 15.1(2)SY10, 15.1(2)SY11, 15.1(2)SY12, 15.1(2)SY13, 15.1(2)SY14, 15.1(2)SY15, 15.1(2)SY16, 15.3(1)S, 15.3(2)S, 15.3(3)S, 15.3(1)S2, 15.3(1)S1, 15.3(2)S2, 15.3(2)S1, 15.3(3)S1, 15.3(3)S2, 15.3(3)S3, 15.3(3)S6, 15.3(3)S4, 15.3(3)S1a, 15.3(3)S5, 15.3(3)S7, 15.3(3)S8, 15.3(3)S9, 15.3(3)S10, 15.3(3)S8a, 15.4(1)T, 15.4(2)T, 15.4(1)T2, 15.4(1)T1, 15.4(1)T3, 15.4(2)T1, 15.4(2)T3, 15.4(2)T2, 15.4(1)T4, 15.4(2)T4, 15.0(2)EA, 15.0(2)EA1, 15.2(1)E, 15.2(2)E, 15.2(1)E1, 15.2(3)E, 15.2(1)E2, 15.2(1)E3, 15.2(2)E1, 15.2(4)E, 15.2(3)E1, 15.2(2)E2, 15.2(2a)E1, 15.2(2)E3, 15.2(2a)E2, 15.2(3)E2, 15.2(3a)E, 15.2(3)E3, 15.2(4)E1, 15.2(2)E4, 15.2(2)E5, 15.2(4)E2, 15.2(3)E4, 15.2(5)E, 15.2(4)E3, 15.2(2)E6, 15.2(5a)E, 15.2(5)E1, 15.2(5b)E, 15.2(2)E5a, 15.2(5c)E, 15.2(3)E5, 15.2(2)E5b, 15.2(5a)E1, 15.2(4)E4, 15.2(2)E7, 15.2(5)E2, 15.2(6)E, 15.2(5)E2b, 15.2(4)E5, 15.2(5)E2c, 15.2(2)E8, 15.2(6)E0a, 15.2(6)E1, 15.2(2)E7b, 15.2(4)E5a, 15.2(6)E0c, 15.2(4)E6, 15.2(6)E2, 15.2(2)E9, 15.2(4)E7, 15.2(7)E, 15.2(2)E10, 15.2(4)E8, 15.2(6)E2a, 15.2(6)E2b, 15.2(7)E1, 15.2(7)E0a, 15.2(7)E0b, 15.2(7)E0s, 15.2(6)E3, 15.2(4)E9, 15.2(7)E2, 15.2(7a)E0b, 15.2(4)E10, 15.2(7)E3, 15.2(7)E1a, 15.2(7b)E0b, 15.2(7)E2a, 15.2(4)E10a, 15.2(7)E4, 15.2(7)E3k, 15.2(8)E, 15.2(8)E1, 15.2(7)E5, 15.2(7)E6, 15.2(8)E2, 15.2(4)E10d, 15.2(7)E7, 15.2(8)E3, 15.2(7)E8, 15.1(3)MRA, 15.1(3)MRA1, 15.1(3)MRA2, 15.1(3)MRA3, 15.1(3)MRA4, 15.1(3)SVB1, 15.1(3)SVB2, 15.4(1)S, 15.4(2)S, 15.4(3)S, 15.4(1)S1, 15.4(1)S2, 15.4(2)S1, 15.4(1)S3, 15.4(3)S1, 15.4(2)S2, 15.4(3)S2, 15.4(3)S3, 15.4(1)S4, 15.4(2)S3, 15.4(2)S4, 15.4(3)S4, 15.4(3)S5, 15.4(3)S6, 15.4(3)S7, 15.4(3)S6a, 15.4(3)S8, 15.4(3)S9, 15.4(3)S10, 15.3(3)M, 15.3(3)M1, 15.3(3)M2, 15.3(3)M3, 15.3(3)M5, 15.3(3)M4, 15.3(3)M6, 15.3(3)M7, 15.3(3)M8, 15.3(3)M9, 15.3(3)M10, 15.3(3)M8a, 15.0(2)EZ, 15.1(3)SVD, 15.1(3)SVD1, 15.1(3)SVD2, 15.2(1)EY, 15.0(2)EJ, 15.0(2)EJ1, 15.2(1)SY, 15.2(1)SY1, 15.2(1)SY0a, 15.2(1)SY2, 15.2(2)SY, 15.2(1)SY1a, 15.2(2)SY1, 15.2(2)SY2, 15.2(1)SY3, 15.2(1)SY4, 15.2(2)SY3, 15.2(1)SY5, 15.2(1)SY6, 15.2(1)SY7, 15.2(1)SY8, 15.2(5)EX, 15.1(3)SVF, 15.1(3)SVF1, 15.1(3)SVE, 15.4(3)M, 15.4(3)M1, 15.4(3)M2, 15.4(3)M3, 15.4(3)M4, 15.4(3)M5, 15.4(3)M6, 15.4(3)M7, 15.4(3)M6a, 15.4(3)M8, 15.4(3)M9, 15.4(3)M10, 15.0(2)EK, 15.0(2)EK1, 15.4(1)CG, 15.4(1)CG1, 15.4(2)CG, 15.5(1)S, 15.5(2)S, 15.5(1)S1, 15.5(3)S, 15.5(1)S2, 15.5(1)S3, 15.5(2)S1, 15.5(2)S2, 15.5(3)S1, 15.5(3)S1a, 15.5(2)S3, 15.5(3)S2, 15.5(3)S0a, 15.5(3)S3, 15.5(1)S4, 15.5(2)S4, 15.5(3)S4, 15.5(3)S5, 15.5(3)S6, 15.5(3)S6a, 15.5(3)S7, 15.5(3)S6b, 15.5(3)S8, 15.5(3)S9, 15.5(3)S10, 15.5(3)S9a, 15.1(3)SVG, 15.2(2)EB, 15.2(2)EB1, 15.2(2)EB2, 15.2(6)EB, 15.5(1)T, 15.5(1)T1, 15.5(2)T, 15.5(1)T2, 15.5(1)T3, 15.5(2)T1, 15.5(2)T2, 15.5(2)T3, 15.5(2)T4, 15.5(1)T4, 15.2(2)EA, 15.2(2)EA1, 15.2(2)EA2, 15.2(3)EA, 15.2(4)EA, 15.2(4)EA1, 15.2(2)EA3, 15.2(4)EA3, 15.2(5)EA, 15.2(4)EA4, 15.2(4)EA5, 15.2(4)EA6, 15.2(4)EA7, 15.2(4)EA8, 15.2(4)EA9, 15.2(4)EA9a, 15.5(3)M, 15.5(3)M1, 15.5(3)M0a, 15.5(3)M2, 15.5(3)M3, 15.5(3)M4, 15.5(3)M4a, 15.5(3)M5, 15.5(3)M6, 15.5(3)M7, 15.5(3)M6a, 15.5(3)M8, 15.5(3)M9, 15.5(3)M10, 15.5(3)SN, 15.6(1)S, 15.6(2)S, 15.6(2)S1, 15.6(1)S1, 15.6(1)S2, 15.6(2)S2, 15.6(1)S3, 15.6(2)S3, 15.6(1)S4, 15.6(2)S4, 15.6(1)T, 15.6(2)T, 15.6(1)T0a, 15.6(1)T1, 15.6(2)T1, 15.6(1)T2, 15.6(2)T2, 15.6(1)T3, 15.6(2)T3, 15.3(1)SY, 15.3(1)SY1, 15.3(1)SY2, 15.6(2)SP, 15.6(2)SP1, 15.6(2)SP2, 15.6(2)SP3, 15.6(2)SP4, 15.6(2)SP5, 15.6(2)SP6, 15.6(2)SP7, 15.6(2)SP8, 15.6(2)SP9, 15.6(2)SP10, 15.6(2)SN, 15.6(3)M, 15.6(3)M1, 15.6(3)M0a, 15.6(3)M1b, 15.6(3)M2, 15.6(3)M2a, 15.6(3)M3, 15.6(3)M3a, 15.6(3)M4, 15.6(3)M5, 15.6(3)M6, 15.6(3)M7, 15.6(3)M6a, 15.6(3)M6b, 15.6(3)M8, 15.6(3)M9, 15.1(3)SVJ2, 15.2(4)EC1, 15.2(4)EC2, 15.4(1)SY, 15.4(1)SY1, 15.4(1)SY2, 15.4(1)SY3, 15.4(1)SY4, 15.5(1)SY, 15.5(1)SY1, 15.5(1)SY2, 15.5(1)SY3, 15.5(1)SY4, 15.5(1)SY5, 15.5(1)SY6, 15.5(1)SY7, 15.5(1)SY8, 15.5(1)SY9, 15.5(1)SY10, 15.5(1)SY11, 15.7(3)M, 15.7(3)M1, 15.7(3)M0a, 15.7(3)M3, 15.7(3)M2, 15.7(3)M4, 15.7(3)M5, 15.7(3)M4a, 15.7(3)M4b, 15.7(3)M6, 15.7(3)M7, 15.7(3)M8, 15.7(3)M9, 15.8(3)M, 15.8(3)M1, 15.8(3)M0a, 15.8(3)M0b, 15.8(3)M2, 15.8(3)M1a, 15.8(3)M3, 15.8(3)M2a, 15.8(3)M4, 15.8(3)M3a, 15.8(3)M3b, 15.8(3)M5, 15.8(3)M6, 15.8(3)M7, 15.8(3)M8, 15.8(3)M9, 15.8(3)M10, 15.9(3)M, 15.9(3)M1, 15.9(3)M0a, 15.9(3)M2, 15.9(3)M3, 15.9(3)M2a, 15.9(3)M3a, 15.9(3)M4, 15.9(3)M3b, 15.9(3)M5, 15.9(3)M4a, 15.9(3)M6, 15.9(3)M7, 15.9(3)M6a, 15.9(3)M6b, 15.9(3)M7a, 15.3(3)JPI11
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03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

Ask SARA in chat to draft a starting detection for this CVE in your stack of choice.

07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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