CVE-2022-20851

MEDIUM

Cisco IOS XE - Authenticated OS Command Injection via Web UI API

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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

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