CVE-2022-20908 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-20908: Cisco Nexus Dashboard Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Nexus Dashboard
Weakness CWE-367
Published July 21, 2022
Last update November 1, 2024

CVSS base score

6.0/10
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:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Nexus Dashboard could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient input validation during CLI command execution on an affected device. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by authenticating as the rescue-user and executing vulnerable CLI commands using a malicious payload. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 21, 2022 CVE published
November 1, 2024 Record updated