CVE-2022-20851

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductCisco Ios Xe
PublishedSep 30, 2022
First seenSep 30, 2022

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Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cisco ios_xe17.6.1—

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