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Severity
Medium
Analysis Summary
CVE-2022-20871
Cisco Secure Web Appliance could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by insufficient validation of user-supplied input for the web interface. By authenticating to the system and sending a crafted HTTP packet to the affected device, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system and elevate privileges to root.
Impact
- Privilege Escalation
Indicators Of Compromise
CVE
- CVE-2022-20871
Affected Vendors
Cisco
Affected Products
Cisco AsyncOS for Secure Web Appliance
Remediation
Refer to Cisco Security Advisory for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information.