CVE-2022-20907 describes multiple privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Cisco Nexus Dashboard, stemming from insufficient input validation during CLI command execution. An authenticated local attacker, specifically the rescue-user, can exploit these flaws by executing malicious CLI commands to gain root privileges. Rated 6.7 MEDIUM on the CVSS scale, this vulnerability requires high privileges and local access, but has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code, active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.0, < 2.2\(1e\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:nexus_dashboard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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