CVE-2022-20655

High

Description

A vulnerability in the implementation of the CLI on a device that is running ConfD could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a command injection attack. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of a process argument on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting commands during the execution of this process. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with the privilege level of ConfD, which is commonly root.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductCisco IOS XR Software
PublishedNov 15, 2024
First seenNov 15, 2024

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Cisco Cisco IOS XR SoftwareNo range specified—
Cisco Cisco Virtual Topology System (VTS)No range specified—
Cisco Cisco Network Services OrchestratorNo range specified—
Cisco Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure SoftwareNo range specified—
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WANNo range specified—
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN ManagerNo range specified—
Cisco Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WANNo range specified—
Cisco Cisco SD-WAN vEdge RouterNo range specified—
Cisco Cisco Ultra Gateway PlatformNo range specified—
Cisco Cisco Carrier Packet Transport3.5, 3.1, 3.2, 2.5, 2.0, 9.2.2, 1.4.0, 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 2.1.0, 2.3.0, 2.3.3, 2.3.5, 2.3.4, 2.0.1, 2.0.0, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 2.4.0, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 10.8.0, 7.0.3, 7.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 4.1, 4.0, 12.1.0, 9.8.1, 9.8.0, 4.1.82, 4.1.4, 4.6.1, 4.0.4, 4.0.3, 6.2.4, 3.0.5, 3.0.6, 3.0.7, 3.0.3, 3.0.0, 9.5.0, 9.5.3, 9.5.1, 9.5.2, 9.7.0, 9.521, 4.5.0, 4.7.0, 3.2.0, 3.2.1, 3.1.0—

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