CVE-2022-20660

MEDIUM

Cisco IP Phone Firmware < 14.1(1) - Unauthenticated Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the information storage architecture of several Cisco IP Phone models could allow an unauthenticated, physical attacker to obtain confidential information from an affected device. This vulnerability is due to unencrypted storage of confidential information on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by physically extracting and accessing one of the flash memory chips. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain confidential information from the device, which could be used for subsequent attacks.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jan/34
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165567/Cisco-IP-Phone-Cleartext-Password-Storage.html

Scores

CVSS v3 4.6
EPSS 0.0009
EPSS Percentile 24.6%
Attack Vector PHYSICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-312
Status published
Products (20)
cisco/ip_conference_phone_7832_firmware < 14.1\(1\)
cisco/ip_conference_phone_8832_firmware < 14.1\(1\)
cisco/ip_phone_7811_firmware < 14.1\(1\)
cisco/ip_phone_7821_firmware < 14.1\(1\)
cisco/ip_phone_7841_firmware < 14.1\(1\)
cisco/ip_phone_7861_firmware < 14.1\(1\)
cisco/ip_phone_8811_firmware < 14.1\(1\)
cisco/ip_phone_8841_firmware < 14.1\(1\)
cisco/ip_phone_8845_firmware < 14.1\(1\)
cisco/ip_phone_8851_firmware < 14.1\(1\)
... and 10 more
Published Jan 14, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026