Improper access control in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2022-20818

 

Improper access control in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2022-20818

Published: September 29, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU67747
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20818
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco SD-WAN
Cisco SD-WAN vBond Orchestrator
Cisco SD-WAN vManage
Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Cloud Router
Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Routers
Cisco SD-WAN vSmart Controller

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in the CLI. A local user can bypass implemented security restrictions and execute arbitrary commands as the root user.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-20818

Install updates from vendor's website.

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