CVE-2022-20864 is a vulnerability in the password-recovery disable feature of Cisco IOS XE ROM Monitor (ROMMON) Software for Cisco Catalyst Switches. An unauthenticated, local attacker could exploit this by rebooting the switch into ROMMON and using specific console commands. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) allows an attacker to read configuration files or reset the enable password, with physical access being the primary attack vector. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe_rom_monitor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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