RCE in Cisco Asr 5500

CVE-2022-20665

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco StarOS could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted commands to the CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the root user. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to have valid administrative credentials on an affected device.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.003 (23.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20665?
CVE-2022-20665 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Asr 5500, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2022-04-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-20665?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.