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CVE-2022-20939

Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Medium4.3EPSS 0.61%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
cisco

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to inadequate protection of sensitive user information. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing certain logs on an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to use the obtained information to elevate privileges to System Admin.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Timeline

  1. ID reserved

    By cisco

  2. · 3 years later

    Published

Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2022-20939, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
ciscoCNA (assigner)3.1Medium4.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVDNVD · Analyzed3.1Medium4.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.61% · top 50% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.

Weakness

Affected products

  • Cisco · Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem

    • affected 7-202001
    • affected 1.1
    • affected 6.3.0
    • affected 8-202004
    • affected 5.1.0 (LD)
    • affected 8-202006
    • affected 1.2
    • affected 1.3
    • affected 8-202012
    • affected 8-202010
    • affected 8-202008
    • affected 8-202102
    • affected 1.4
    • affected 8-202105
    • affected 8-202108
    • affected 8-202112
    • affected 8-202201

What to do

Exploitation: The Cisco PSIRT is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.

References (2)

Sources

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