Path Traversal in Cisco iOS
CVE-2022-20720
Multiple vulnerabilities in the Cisco IOx application hosting environment on multiple Cisco platforms could allow an attacker to inject arbitrary commands into the underlying host operating system, execute arbitrary code on the underlying host operating system, install applications without being authenticated, or conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the affected software. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (73.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.015 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Cisco iOS
- Cisco iOS Xe — versions 16.3.1, 16.3.1a, 16.3.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iox-yuXQ… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-4qmq-rfw6-f2… (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-20720?
- CVE-2022-20720 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco iOS, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-04-15.
- How severe is CVE-2022-20720?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.