VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-20851

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.11%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-09-30
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

Description

A vulnerability in the web UI feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform an injection attack against an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted input to the web UI API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have valid Administrator privileges on the affected device.

Weakness classification

  • psirt@cisco.com: CWE-77
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-78

Primary references