Cisco IOS XE Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Published Sep 24, 2020
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.78%
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities in the web management framework of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with read-only privileges to elevate privileges to the level of an Administrator user on an affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.
Affected products
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||
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| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software 16.1.1 | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Nov 13, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.78% (0.01780) | 77.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.76% (0.01759) | 74.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.01% (0.01007) | 75.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.39% (0.02394) | 75.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00256) | 65.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00256) | 65.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00266) | 66.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00266) | 64.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00380) | 69.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00365) | 68.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 10.85% (0.10855) | 88.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.44% (0.02445) | 54.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.44% (0.02445) | 54.36th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.56% (0.00556) | 33.69th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.56% (0.00556) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ios-webui-priv-esc-K8zvEWM vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
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| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ios-webui-priv-esc-K8zvEWM | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory |
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