Path Traversal in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software

CVE-2022-20962

A vulnerability in the Localdisk Management feature of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to make unauthorized changes to the file system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request with absolute path sequences. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to upload malicious files to arbitrary locations within the file system. Using this method, it is possible to access the underlying operating system and execute commands with system privileges.

EPSS: 0.010 (57.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.8 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20962?
CVE-2022-20962 is a low-severity vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software, classified under CWE-37. CVSS score: 3.8/10. Published 2022-11-04.
How severe is CVE-2022-20962?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.8 out of 10.