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CVE-2022-20779

Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Vulnerabilities

Published: May 4, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-284
9.9CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
10.5%
Top 4.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an attacker to escape from the guest virtual machine (VM) to the host machine, inject commands that execute at the root level, or leak system data from the host to the VM. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-284CWE-20

Affected Products

Cisco Systems Inc.
commercial·USaka Cisco, cisco systems
Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software
Networking Infrastructure
Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software
Networking Infrastructure
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-NFVIS-MUL-7DySRX9
tools.cisco.com
https://github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-77vw-2pmg-q492
github.com
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-NFVIS-MUL-7DySRX9
tools.cisco.com
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