CVE-2023-20090

Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint and RoomOS Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Published Nov 15, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco TelePresence CE and RoomOS could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device.

This vulnerability is due to improper access control on certain CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a series of crafted commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root.
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Cisco

Cisco RoomOS Software

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`N/A`	affected	—

Cisco

Cisco TelePresence Endpoint Software (TC/CE)

unknown

Version	Status	Constraints
`CE9.10.2`	affected	—
`CE9.1.4`	affected	—
`CE9.9.3`	affected	—
`CE9.10.3`	affected	—
`CE9.1.5`	affected	—
`CE9.2.4`	affected	—
`CE9.10.1`	affected	—
`CE9.13.0`	affected	—
`CE9.1.2`	affected	—
`CE9.1.1`	affected	—
`CE9.9.4`	affected	—
`CE9.2.1`	affected	—
`CE9.1.3`	affected	—
`CE9.0.1`	affected	—
`CE9.1.6`	affected	—
`CE9.12.4`	affected	—
`CE9.2.2`	affected	—
`CE9.12.3`	affected	—
`CE9.2.3`	affected	—
`CE9.13.1`	affected	—
`CE9.14.3`	affected	—
`CE9.14.4`	affected	—
`CE9.13.2`	affected	—
`CE9.12.5`	affected	—
`CE9.14.5`	affected	—
`CE9.15.0.10`	affected	—
`CE9.15.0.11`	affected	—
`CE9.13.3`	affected	—
`CE9.15.0.13`	affected	—
`CE9.14.6`	affected	—
`CE9.15.3.17`	affected	—
`CE9.14.7`	affected	—
`CE9.15.0.19`	affected	—
`CE9.15.3.19`	affected	—
`CE9.15.3.18`	affected	—
`CE9.15.3.22`	affected	—
`CE9.15.8.12`	affected	—
`CE9.15.10.8`	affected	—
`CE9.15.3.26`	affected	—
`CE9.15.3.25`	affected	—
`CE9.15.13.0`	affected	—
`CE9.15.15.4`	affected	—
`CE9.15.16.5`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:roomos::::::::

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-24269	A vulnerability in Cisco TelePresence CE and RoomOS could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper access control on certain CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a series of crafted commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.210% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-roomos-file-write-rHKwegKf

History

Jul 30, 2025 6:00 PM First appearance in the feed. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Cisco roomos
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:cisco:roomos::::::::
Vendors & Products		Cisco roomos

Nov 15, 2024 6:15 PM First appearance in the feed. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Cisco Cisco telepresence Collaboration Endpoint
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.1.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.1.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.1.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.1.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.1.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.1.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.10.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.10.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.10.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.12.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.12.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.12.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.13.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.13.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.13.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.13.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.14.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.14.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.14.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.14.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.15.0.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.15.0.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.15.0.19:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.15.10.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.15.13.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.15.15.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.15.16.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.15.3.18:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.15.3.19:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.15.3.22:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.15.3.25:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.15.3.26:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.15.8.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.2.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.2.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.2.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.9.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_collaboration_endpoint:9.9.4:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Cisco Cisco telepresence Collaboration Endpoint
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Nov 15, 2024 3:30 PM Description updated. Title updated. Weaknesses updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A vulnerability in Cisco TelePresence CE and RoomOS could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper access control on certain CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a series of crafted commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
Title		Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint and RoomOS Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-27
References		https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-roomos-file-write-rHKwegKf
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`