Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers Command Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2023-20118)
Severity: high · Patch status: unknown · Since 2025-03-03 · CVE-2023-20118
Multiple Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers contains a command injection vulnerability in the web-based management interface. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain root-level privileges and access unauthorized data. CISA added CVE-2023-20118 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Mar 3, 2025, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Mar 24, 2025 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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