CVE-2022-20907 Cisco Nexus Dashboard Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Authenticated local attackers can elevate privileges to root on Cisco Nexus Dashboard devices by exploiting insufficient input validation in CLI command execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-20907?
CVE-2022-20907 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nexus Dashboard, published on 21 Jul 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Nexus Dashboard could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient input validation during CLI command execution on an affected device. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by authenticating as the rescue-user and executing vulnerable CLI commands using a malicious payload. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20907?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Nexus Dashboard.
How do I fix CVE-2022-20907?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-20907 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-20907 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20907 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Nexus Dashboard
- CVE-2022-20857 Cisco Nexus Dashboard Unauthorized Access Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2022-20858 Cisco Nexus Dashboard Unauthorized Access Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2022-20861 Cisco Nexus Dashboard Unauthorized Access Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2025-20163 Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller SSH Host Key Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-20281 Cross-site request forgery in Cisco Data Center Network Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m5fw-xghj-6827.