Information disclosure in Junos OS - CVE-2022-22162
Published: January 13, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59587
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22162
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output in the CLI. A local user can force the system to generate error messages that contain enough information to elevate privileges on the system to the level of any other user logged in via J-Web at this time.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise the device.
Affected software
Junos OS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-22162
Install updates from vendor's website.
Junos OS - addressed in versions 15.1R7-S11, 18.3R3-S6, 18.4R2-S9, 18.4R3-S10, 19.1R2-S3, 19.1R3-S7, 19.2R1-S8, 19.2R3-S4, 19.3R3-S4, 19.4R3-S6, 20.1R3-S2, 20.2R3-S3, 20.3R3-S1, 20.4R3-S1, 21.1R2-S1, 21.1R3, 21.2R1-S1, 21.2R2, 21.3R1