#VU62336 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2022-20727

Vulnerability identifier: #VU62336

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20727

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
800 Series Industrial Integrated Services Routers
Industrial Ethernet 4000 Series Switches
800 Series Integrated Services Routers
Cisco 1000 Series Integrated Services Routers
4000 Series Integrated Services Routers
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers
Catalyst 9x00 Series Switches
Catalyst IE3400 Rugged Series
Embedded Services 3300 Series Switches
IR510 WPAN Industrial Routers
IC3000 Industrial Compute Gateway
CGR1000 Compute Modules
Cisco IOx
Cisco IOS XE
Cisco IOS

Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A local administrator can modify application content while a Cisco IOx application is loading and gain elevated privileges on the system.

Install updates from vendor's website.

• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iox-yuXQ6hFj