CVE-2023-20118
Actively exploited. CVE-2023-20118 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-03-03) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Multiple Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers contains a command injection vulnerability in the web-based management interface. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain root-level privileges and access unauthorized data.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A command injection vulnerability in the web-based management interface allows an authenticated attacker to gain root-level privileges.
- Who is affected
- Users of Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers with access to the management interface.
- Urgency
- Critical urgency for remediation as the vulnerability is actively exploited.
- Action
- Apply the latest firmware updates to mitigate the vulnerability.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 99% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2023-20118: Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers Command Injection Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2025-03-03
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