OS Command Injection in Cisco NX-OS - CVE-2022-20650
Published: February 23, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60838
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20650
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco NX-OS
Cisco NX-OS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the NX-API feature of Cisco NX-OS Software. A remote authenticated user can send a specially crafted HTTP POST request to the NX-API and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system with root privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-20650
Install updates from vendor's website.