Sunday , December 10 2023

Cisco warns of IOS XE zero-day actively exploited in attacks

Cisco has discovered a vulnerability in the web UI feature of Cisco IOS XE Software. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create an account with high privileges on an affected system. They can then use this account to take control of the system.

For steps to close the attack vector for this vulnerability, see the recommendations section of this advisory. Cisco will provide updates on the status of this investigation and when a software patch is available.

This advisory is available at the following link:

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iosxe-webui-privesc-j22SaA4z

Affected Products Vulnerable Products

This vulnerability affects Cisco IOS XE Software if the web UI feature is enabled. The web UI feature is enabled through the ip http server or ip http secure-server commands.

To read the full report click here

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