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CVE-2022-20724


Multiple vulnerabilities in the Cisco IOx application hosting environment on multiple Cisco platforms could allow an attacker to inject arbitrary commands into the underlying host operating system, execute arbitrary code on the underlying host operating system, install applications without being authenticated, or conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the affected software. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, integrity (unauthorized modifications), for affected systems. Impacting 4 products from cisco, from cisco, from cisco and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2022, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2022-04-15T15:15:13.460

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:43:25.090

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: HIGH
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-22
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-362

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application cisco cgr1000_compute_module * Yes
Application cisco ic3000_industrial_compute_gateway * Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(5\)e1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(5\)e2c Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(6\)e0a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(6\)e1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(6\)e2a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(7\)e Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(7\)e0b Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.2\(7\)e0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(1\)t1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(1\)t2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(1\)t3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(2\)t Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(2\)t0a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(2\)t1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(2\)t2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(2\)t3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(3\)m Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(3\)m0a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(3\)m1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(3\)m1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(3\)m1b Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(3\)m2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(3\)m2a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(3\)m3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(3\)m3a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(3\)m4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(3\)m5 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(3\)m6 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(3\)m6a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(3\)m6b Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(3\)m7 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(3\)m8 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.6\(3\)m9 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.7\(3\)m Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.7\(3\)m0a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.7\(3\)m1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.7\(3\)m2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.7\(3\)m3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.7\(3\)m4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.7\(3\)m4a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.7\(3\)m4b Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.7\(3\)m5 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.7\(3\)m6 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.7\(3\)m7 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.7\(3\)m8 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.7\(3\)m9 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.8\(3\)m Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.8\(3\)m0a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.8\(3\)m0b Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.8\(3\)m1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.8\(3\)m1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.8\(3\)m2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.8\(3\)m2a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.8\(3\)m3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.8\(3\)m3a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.8\(3\)m3b Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.8\(3\)m4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.8\(3\)m5 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.8\(3\)m6 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.8\(3\)m7 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.9\(3\)m Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.9\(3\)m0a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.9\(3\)m1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.9\(3\)m2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.9\(3\)m2a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.9\(3\)m3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.9\(3\)m3a Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.9\(3\)m3b Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.9\(3\)m4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.9\(3\)m4a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.5 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.5b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.6 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.7 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.8 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.9 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.10 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.11 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.4.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.4.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.4.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.5.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.5.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.5.1b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.5.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.5.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.4a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.5 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.5a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.5b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.6 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.7 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.7a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.8 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.9 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.10 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.7.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.7.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.7.1b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.7.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.7.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.7.4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.8.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.8.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.8.1b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.8.1c Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.8.1d Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.8.1e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.8.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.8.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.8.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.1b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.1c Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.1d Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.2a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.3a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.3h Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.4c Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.5 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.5f Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.6 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.7 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.8 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1c Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1d Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1f Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1g Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.11.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.11.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.11.1b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.11.1c Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.11.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.11.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1c Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1t Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1w Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1x Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1y Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.2a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.2t Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.3a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.4a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.5 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.5a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.1.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.1.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.1.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.1.1t Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.1.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.1.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.2.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.2.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.2.1r Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.2.1v Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.2.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.2.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.1w Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.1x Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.1z Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.2a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.3a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.4a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.4b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.4c Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.4.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.4.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.4.1b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.4.1c Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.4.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.4.2a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.5.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.5.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.6.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.6.1a Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cisco's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.