CVE-2022-20865 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-20865: Cisco FXOS Software Command Injection Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Firepower Extensible Operating System (FXOS)
Weakness CWE-78
Published August 25, 2022
Last update November 6, 2024

CVSS base score

6.7/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco FXOS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to inject arbitrary commands that are executed with root privileges. The attacker would need to have Administrator privileges on the device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of commands supplied by the user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to a device and submitting crafted input to the affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 25, 2022 CVE published
November 6, 2024 Record updated