CVE-2022-20780 Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Vulnerabilities

Critical 9.9 Published 4 May 2022 Updated 6 Nov 2024

Attackers can escape guest VMs, execute root commands, or leak host 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-2022-20780?

CVE-2022-20780 is a critical command injection 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-611, CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20780?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Enterprise Nfv Infrastructure Software.

How do I fix CVE-2022-20780?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-20780 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2022-20780 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20780 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-66m4-phc4-4x75.