# CVE-2022-20768: Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint and RoomOS Software Information Disclosure Vulnerability

> Authenticated attackers can view unencrypted credentials in audit logs, potentially accessing confidential data and PII.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 1 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hh3r-h56v-mwcg

## What is CVE-2022-20768?

CVE-2022-20768 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco RoomOS Software, published on 6 Jul 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the logging component of Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint (CE) and RoomOS Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to view sensitive information in clear text on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to the storage of certain unencrypted credentials. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing the audit logs on an affected system and obtaining credentials that they may not normally have access to. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to use those credentials to access confidential information, some of which may contain personally identifiable information (PII). Note: To access the logs that are stored in the RoomOS Cloud, an attacker would need valid Administrator-level credentials.

Weakness: CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20768?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Telepresence Collaboration Endpoint.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-20768?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-20768 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-20768 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20768 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco RoomOS Software

- [CVE-2019-15275](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15275/): Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2022-20931](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-20931/): Cisco Touch 10 Device Downgrade Attack Vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2019-15274](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15274/): Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint Software Command Injection Vulnerability (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2019-15277](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15277/): Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2019-15273](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15273/): Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint Software Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerabilities (medium 6.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-20768 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-20768 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco RoomOS Software, published on 6 Jul 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20768 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco RoomOS Software. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-20768/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-20768/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-20768
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20768
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-20768

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-20768/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.