What is CVE-2022-20861?

CVE-2022-20861 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-2022-20861?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-20861 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Cisco Nexus Dashboard

CVE-2022-20861

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 abo…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.002 (47.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Cisco Nexus Dashboard — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

20220720 Cisco Nexus Dashboard Unauthorized Access Vulnerabilities (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20861?: CVE-2022-20861 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-2022-20861?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-20861 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.