Command Injection in Cisco StarOS - CVE-2022-20665
Published: March 2, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60964
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-2022-20665
CWE-ID: CWE-77
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 insufficient input validation of CLI commands. A local user can run a specially crafted command to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Affected software
Cisco StarOS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-20665
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco StarOS - addressed in versions 21.22.n6, 21.22.12, 21.23.n7, 21.23.11