CVE-2022-20851
MEDIUMCisco IOS XE - Authenticated OS Command Injection via Web UI API
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the web UI feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform an injection attack against an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted input to the web UI API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have valid Administrator privileges on the affected device.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-webui-cmdinj-Gje47EMn
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0020
EPSS Percentile
41.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-78
CWE-77
Status
published
Products (1)
cisco/ios_xe
17.6.1
Published
Sep 30, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026