PT-2023-5675 · Cisco · Cisco Emergency Responder

CVE-2023-20101

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Published

2023-10-04

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Updated

2025-06-19

CVSS v2.0

10

Critical

VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco Emergency Responder (affected versions not specified)
Description A vulnerability in Cisco Emergency Responder is due to the presence of static user credentials for the root account, which are typically reserved for use during development. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the account to log in to an affected system, allowing them to execute arbitrary commands as the root user. The vulnerability could grant unauthorized access to vulnerable systems with root account privileges.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Using Hardcoded Credentials

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-06343
CVE-2023-20101

Affected Products

Cisco Emergency Responder