How severe is CVE-2023-20076?

CVE-2023-20076 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.2, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires high privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2023-20076 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (71st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2023-20076?

CVE-2023-20076 primarily affects Cisco Ic3000 Industrial Compute Gateway. In total, 40 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2023-20076?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

When was CVE-2023-20076 published?

CVE-2023-20076 was published on 2023-02-12 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2023-20076

CVE-2023-20076 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ic3000 Industrial Compute Gateway with a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.2. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-78.

Key facts

Severity: High (CVSS 3.x base score 7.2)
EPSS exploit prediction: 2% (71st percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Weakness: CWE-78
Affected product: Cisco Ic3000 Industrial Compute Gateway
Published: 2023-02-12
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

A vulnerability in the Cisco IOx application hosting environment could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying host operating system. This vulnerability is due to incomplete sanitization of parameters that are passed in for activation of an application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by deploying and activating an application in the Cisco IOx application hosting environment with a crafted activation payload file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying host operating system.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-20076?: A vulnerability in the Cisco IOx application hosting environment could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying host operating system. This vulnerability is due to incomplete sanitization of parameters that are passed in for activation of an application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by deploying and activating an application in the Cisco IOx application hosting environment with a crafted activation payload file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying host operating system.
How severe is CVE-2023-20076?: CVE-2023-20076 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.2, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires high privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2023-20076 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (71st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2023-20076?: CVE-2023-20076 primarily affects Cisco Ic3000 Industrial Compute Gateway. In total, 40 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2023-20076?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
When was CVE-2023-20076 published?: CVE-2023-20076 was published on 2023-02-12 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iox-8whGn5dL

Affected products (40)

cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ic3000_industrial_compute_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:iox:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:cgr1240_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:cgr1000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ir510_wpan_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:829_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:829_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:829_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:829_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:829_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:829_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:829_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:829_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:829_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:829_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:829_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m6b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:807_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:807_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:807_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:807_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:807_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:807_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:807_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:807_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:807_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:807_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:807_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m6b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:809_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:809_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:809_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:809_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:809_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:809_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:809_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:809_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:809_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:809_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:809_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware:15.9\(3\)m6b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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