Auth bypass in Cisco Nexus Dashboard
CVE-2022-20857
Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Nexus Dashboard could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands, read or upload container image files, or perform a cross-site request forgery attack. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (75.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ndb-mhcv… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-20857?
- CVE-2022-20857 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nexus Dashboard, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-07-21.
- How severe is CVE-2022-20857?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-20857 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.