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CVE-2023-20071

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.8 Published: 2023-11-01 Modified: 2026-08-11

Description

Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort detection engine that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the configured policies on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to a flaw in the FTP module of the Snort detection engine. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted FTP traffic through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass FTP inspection and deliver a malicious payload.

Affected Platforms

Snort SnortCisco Meraki Mx Security Appliance FirmwareCisco Secure Firewall Threat DefenseCisco Cyber VisionCisco Unified Threat Defense

Weakness Type

CWE-1039, NVD-CWE-noinfo

References