What is the severity of CVE-2022-20762?

CVE-2022-20762 has a high severity rating due to its potential to allow privilege escalation for authenticated local attackers.

How do I fix CVE-2022-20762?

To remediate CVE-2022-20762, upgrade to the patched versions of Cisco Ultra Cloud Core - Subscriber Microservices Infrastructure software.

What is the nature of the vulnerability in CVE-2022-20762?

CVE-2022-20762 involves insufficient privilege management in the Common Execution Environment ConfD CLI.

Can CVE-2022-20762 be exploited remotely?

No, CVE-2022-20762 requires an authenticated local attacker to exploit the vulnerability.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2022-20762

high

7.8

CWE

284

6/4/2022

6/11/2024

CVE-2022-20762: Cisco Ultra Cloud Core - Subscriber Microservices Infrastructure Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Q: Who is affected by CVE-2022-20762?

CVE-2022-20762 affects users of Cisco Ultra Cloud Core - Subscriber Microservices Infrastructure running specific software versions.

First published: Wed Apr 06 2022(Updated: )

A vulnerability in the Common Execution Environment (CEE) ConfD CLI of Cisco Ultra Cloud Core - Subscriber Microservices Infrastructure (SMI) software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient access control in the affected CLI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating as a CEE ConfD CLI user and executing a specific CLI command. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to access privileged containers with root privileges.

Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com ykramarz@cisco.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Cisco Ultra Cloud Core	>=2020.02.2.0<2020.02.2.47
Cisco Ultra Cloud Core	>=2020.02.6.0<2020.02.7.07

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Reference Links

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-uccsmi-prvesc-BQHGe4cm

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-20762?
CVE-2022-20762 has a high severity rating due to its potential to allow privilege escalation for authenticated local attackers.
How do I fix CVE-2022-20762?
To remediate CVE-2022-20762, upgrade to the patched versions of Cisco Ultra Cloud Core - Subscriber Microservices Infrastructure software.
Who is affected by CVE-2022-20762?
CVE-2022-20762 affects users of Cisco Ultra Cloud Core - Subscriber Microservices Infrastructure running specific software versions.
What is the nature of the vulnerability in CVE-2022-20762?
CVE-2022-20762 involves insufficient privilege management in the Common Execution Environment ConfD CLI.
Can CVE-2022-20762 be exploited remotely?
No, CVE-2022-20762 requires an authenticated local attacker to exploit the vulnerability.

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