A vulnerability in the password-recovery disable feature of Cisco IOS XE ROM Monitor (ROMMON) Software for Cisco Catalyst Switches could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to recover the configuration or reset the enable password. This vulnerability is due to a problem with the file and boot variable permissions in ROMMON. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by rebooting the switch into ROMMON and entering specific commands through the console. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read any file or reset the enable password.
Published 2022-10-10 21:15:10
Updated 2022-10-13 19:24:44
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Products affected by CVE-2022-20864

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-20864

0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 22 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2022-20864

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.6
MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
0.9
3.6
Cisco Systems, Inc.
4.6
MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
0.9
3.6
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2022-20864

References for CVE-2022-20864

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