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CVE-2022-20851

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.5 Published: 2022-09-30 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

A vulnerability in the web UI feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform an injection attack against an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted input to the web UI API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have valid Administrator privileges on the affected device.

Affected Platforms

Cisco Catalyst 9800-40Cisco 1100-8P Integrated Services RouterCisco Catalyst 3850-24U-ECisco Catalyst 3650-48Tq-SCisco 1101 Integrated Services RouterCisco Catalyst 3850-48F-ECisco 8800 8-SlotCisco Catalyst 3850-24U-SCisco Asr 1006Cisco Catalyst 8500

Weakness Type

CWE-77, CWE-78

References