Use of hard-coded credentials in Cisco vManage Network Management Software - CVE-2022-20844
Published: September 29, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU67739
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20844
CWE-ID: CWE-798
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to presence of hard-coded credentials in authentication mechanism of Cisco Software-Defined Application Visibility and Control (SD-AVC). A remote unauthenticated attacker can view managed device names, SD-AVC logs and SD-AVC DNS server IP addresses.
Affected software
Cisco vManage Network Management Software
How to mitigate CVE-2022-20844
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco vManage Network Management Software - addressed in versions 20.6.3, 20.7.2, 20.8.1, 20.9.1