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CVE-2022-20865

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.7 Published: 2022-08-25 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco FXOS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to inject arbitrary commands that are executed with root privileges. The attacker would need to have Administrator privileges on the device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of commands supplied by the user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to a device and submitting crafted input to the affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges.

Affected Platforms

Cisco Firepower 4150 FirmwareCisco Firepower 4112 FirmwareCisco Firepower 9300 Sm-48 FirmwareCisco Firepower 4140 FirmwareCisco Firepower 9300 Sm-56Cisco Firepower 4145Cisco Firepower 4115Cisco Firepower 9300 Sm-56 X 3 FirmwareCisco Firepower 4125Cisco Firepower 4125 Firmware

Weakness Type

CWE-78, CWE-78

References