#VU62812 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software - CVE-2022-20777

 

#VU62812 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software - CVE-2022-20777

Published: May 5, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU62812
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20777
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient guest restrictions in the Next Generation Input/Output (NGIO) feature. A remote user can send an API call and compromise the NFVIS host completely. 


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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