ASD Warns of Ongoing BADCANDY Attacks Exploiting Cisco IOS XE Vulnerability
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-20198 | Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in Cisco IOS XE Web UI (Actively Exploited) | 10.0 | 100% | KEV | KEV |
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Ravie Lakshmanan Nov 01, 2025 Artificial Intelligence / Vulnerability The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has issued a bulletin about ongoing cyber attacks targeting unpatched Cisco IOS XE devices in the country with a previously undocumented implant known as BADCANDY . The activity, per the intelligence agency, involves the exploitation of CVE-2023-20198 (CVSS score: 10.
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