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CVE-2022-20865: Cisco FXOS Software Command Injection Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-08-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco FXOS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to inject arbitrary commands that are executed with root privileges. The attacker would need to have Administrator privileges on the device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of commands supplied by the user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to a device and submitting crafted input to the affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges.

Affected products

• Cisco Firepower 4110 Firmware: all versions
• Cisco Firepower 4112 Firmware: all versions
• Cisco Firepower 4115 Firmware: all versions
• Cisco Firepower 4120 Firmware: all versions
• Cisco Firepower 4125 Firmware: all versions
• Cisco Firepower 4140 Firmware: all versions
• Cisco Firepower 4145 Firmware: all versions
• Cisco Firepower 4150 Firmware: all versions
• Cisco Firepower 9300 Sm-40 Firmware: all versions
• Cisco Firepower 9300 Sm-48 Firmware: all versions
• Cisco Firepower 9300 Sm-56 Firmware: all versions
• Cisco Firepower 9300 Sm-56 X 3 Firmware: all versions

References

• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-fxos-cmdinj-TxcLNZNH
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-fxos-cmdinj-TxcLNZNH

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