CVE-2023-20109
Cisco IOS and IOS XE Group Encrypted Transport VPN Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
- Medium 6.6
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 10 Oct 2023
Description
A vulnerability in the Cisco Group Encrypted Transport VPN (GET VPN) feature of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker who has administrative control of either a group member or a key server to execute arbitrary code on an affected device or cause the device to crash. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of attributes in the Group Domain of Interpretation (GDOI) and G-IKEv2 protocols of the GET VPN feature. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by either compromising an installed key server or modifying the configuration of a group member to point to a key server that is controlled by the attacker. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain full control of the affected system or cause the affected system to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. For more information, see the Details ["#details"] section of this advisory.
Key facts
- Published
- 27 Sep 2023
- Last changed
- 21 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- cisco
- KEV added
- 10 Oct 2023
- KEV fix due
- 31 Oct 2023
- EPSS
- 2.504% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 84.994% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 6.6CVSS 3.1, Mediumfrom the CNA (cisco)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | IOS |
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| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software |
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The record lists more products or versions than are shown here.
Timeline
- 27 Sep 2023 Published
- 10 Oct 2023 CVE-2023-20109 added to CISA KEV
- 10 Oct 2023 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue