Scanning Evasion vulnerability in Cisco Secure Endpoint for Windows and Secure Endpoint Private Cloud
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-20084 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Secure Endpoint for Windows Client/Desktop applications / Antivirus software/Personal firewalls Secure Endpoint Private Cloud Client/Desktop applications / Antivirus software/Personal firewalls |
| Vendor | Cisco Systems, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU83232
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20084
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a timing issue that occurs between various software components. A remote user can trick a victim to put a specially crafted file into a specific folder and then persuade the user to execute the file within a limited time window, leading to the endpoint software to fail to quarantine the malicious file or kill its process.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsSecure Endpoint for Windows: before 7.5.17
Secure Endpoint Private Cloud: before 4.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:secure_endpoint_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:secure_endpoint_private_cloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
