CVEvulnerability

CVE-2022-20865

6.7 MEDIUM Published 2022-08-25 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2022-08-25
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
6.7 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
6.7 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-78

Description

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.

Affected configurations

• cisco firepower 4110 firmware • cisco firepower 4112 firmware • cisco firepower 4115 firmware • cisco firepower 4120 firmware • cisco firepower 4125 firmware • cisco firepower 4140 firmware • cisco firepower 4145 firmware • cisco firepower 4150 firmware • cisco firepower 9300 sm-40 firmware • cisco firepower 9300 sm-48 firmware • cisco firepower 9300 sm-56 firmware • cisco firepower 9300 sm-56 x 3 firmware

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness

References