What is CVE-2022-20765?

CVE-2022-20765 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ucs Director, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-05-27.

How severe is CVE-2022-20765?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

XSS in Cisco Ucs Director

CVE-2022-20765

A vulnerability in the web applications of Cisco UCS Director could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting attack on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to unsanitized user input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting custom JavaScript to affected web applications. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to rewrite web page content, access sensitive information stored in the applications, and alter data by submitting forms.

Published 2022-05-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-UCS-XSS-… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20765?: CVE-2022-20765 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ucs Director, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-05-27.
How severe is CVE-2022-20765?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.