Breaking Down Cisco’s 10.0 Severity Rating Ghost: A Tale of Zero-Day Vulnerabilities and Unseen Threats

Time to face the music! Cisco’s latest hiccup, a critical zero-day vulnerability in devices running IOS XE software with Web UI, is like an unwanted party guest. It’s a classic tale of ‘I told you so,’ as this cyber-boo-boo only impacts those who’ve let their…

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Well, isn't this a classic case of "I told you so!" Cisco, the networking heavyweight, has just revealed a zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2023-20198, with a severity rating that's off the charts, literally (10.0 on CVSS, folks!). They discovered this after spotting some dubious activities on an unsuspecting customer's device. And guess what? This hole in the fence only affects devices with the Web UI feature turned on and exposed to the big, bad internet or untrustworthy networks. So, if you're one of those savvy folks who've disabled your HTTP server feature on internet-facing systems, take a bow! But for the rest, it's time to put on those running shoes and sprint towards mitigation.

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