7.2

CVE-2022-20665: cisco cisco asr 5000 series software Command Injection

CVSS: 7.2v2.0HighModified
Published 06-04-2022Last modified 06-11-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-20665 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Command Injection vulnerability in cisco cisco asr 5000 series software. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.31%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 06-04-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco StarOS could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted commands to the CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the root user. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to have valid administrative credentials on an affected device.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.31%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

22%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.31% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.31%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cisco2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

1 links