CVE-2022-20909

Root privilege escalation via rescue-user CLI payload

Published Jul 21, 2022 · Updated Nov 1, 2024

Privilege escalation in Cisco Nexus Dashboard before 2.2(1e) allows local users authenticated as rescue-user to gain root access. The affected CLI command path insufficiently validates a malicious payload supplied through the rescue-user account before privileged execution. Exploitation requires authenticated local rescue-user access and grants root privileges; Cisco has not identified the individual vulnerable commands.

CVSS severity6.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Cisco Nexus Dashboard before 2.2(1e) allows local users authenticated as rescue-user to gain root access. The affected CLI command path insufficiently validates a malicious payload supplied through the rescue-user account before privileged execution. Exploitation requires authenticated local rescue-user access and grants root privileges; Cisco has not identified the individual vulnerable commands.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-20909
Published
Jul 21, 2022
Updated
Nov 1, 2024
Vendor
ClamAV
Product
Cisco Nexus Dashboard
Classifications
CWE-367, CWE-20, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 21, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=n/a

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

ClamAV · Cisco Nexus Dashboardversion=n/a

Published CVSS scores

6.7NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.0Cisco Systems, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:X/RL:X/RC:X

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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