CVE-2022-20921 HIGH

CVE-2022-20921: Cisco ACI Multi-Site Orchestrator Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco ACI Multi-Site Orchestrator Software
Weakness CWE-285
Published August 25, 2022
Last update November 1, 2024
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CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the API implementation of Cisco ACI Multi-Site Orchestrator (MSO) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper authorization on specific APIs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests. A successful exploit could allow an attacker who is authenticated with non-Administrator privileges to elevate to Administrator privileges on an affected device.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 25, 2022 CVE published
November 1, 2024 Record updated