CVE-2022-20797 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-20797: Cisco Secure Network Analytics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published May 27, 2022
Last update November 6, 2024

CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Secure Network Analytics, formerly Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands as an administrator on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient user input validation by the web-based management interface of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting arbitrary commands in the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to make configuration changes on the affected device or cause certain services to restart unexpectedly.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 27, 2022 CVE published
November 6, 2024 Record updated