A vulnerability in the Web UI and administrative CLI of the Cisco Secure Email Gateway (ESA) and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager (SMA) could allow an authenticated remote attacker and or authenticated local attacker to escalate their privilege level and gain root access
Published Feb 16, 2023
7.2
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.27%
Description
A vulnerability in the Web UI and administrative CLI of the Cisco Secure Email Gateway (ESA) and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager (SMA) could allow an authenticated remote attacker and or authenticated local attacker to escalate their privilege level and gain root access. The attacker has to have a valid user credential with at least a [[privilege of operator - validate actual name]]. The vulnerability is due to the processing of a specially crafted SNMP configuration file. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the targeted device and uploading a specially crafted SNMP configuration file that when uploaded could allow for the execution of commands as root. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain root access on the device.
Affected products
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- Version 11.0.3-238StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 11.1.0-069StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 11.1.0-128StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 11.1.0-131StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 12.0.0-419StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 12.1.0-071StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 12.1.0-087StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 12.1.0-089StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 12.5.0-066StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 13.0.0-392StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 13.5.1-277StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 14.0.0-698StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 14.2.0-620StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version 11.0.0-115StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 11.0.1-161StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 11.5.1-105StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 12.0.0-452StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 12.0.1-011StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 12.5.0-636StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 12.5.0-658StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 12.5.0-670StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 12.5.0-678StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 12.8.1-002StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 13.0.0-277StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 13.6.2-078StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 13.8.1-068StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 13.8.1-074StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 14.0.0-404StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 14.1.0-223StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 14.1.0-227StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 14.2.0-212StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Cisco | Cisco Secure Email | n/a |
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| Cisco | Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager | n/a |
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- < 12.5.3-041
- ≥ 13.0.0 · < 13.0.5-007
- ≥ 13.5.0 · < 13.5.4-038
- ≥ 14.0.0 · < 14.2.1-020
- ≥ 14.3.0 · < 14.3.0-032
- < 12.8.1-021
- ≥ 13.8.0 · < 13.8.1-108
- ≥ 14.0.0 · < 14.2.0-224
- ≥ 14.3.0 · < 14.3.0-120
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:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2023–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.27% (0.01273) | 68.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.26% (0.01262) | 65.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00104) | 26.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00163) | 54.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 23, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00110) | 42.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 30, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 28.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 10, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 21.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.16% (0.01156) | 61.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.16% (0.01156) | 61.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 1, 2023 | 2.72% (0.02722) | 82.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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