CVE-2022-20779 Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Vulnerabilities

Critical 9.9 Published Updated

Attackers can escape guest VMs to execute root commands on the host or leak system data in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-20779?

CVE-2022-20779 is a critical vulnerability in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software, published on 4 May 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20779?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Enterprise Nfv Infrastructure Software.

How do I fix CVE-2022-20779?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-20779 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-20779 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20779 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vq85-qc7x-6ff4.

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