VDB
CVE-2022-20864
CVE-2022-20864
PUBLISHED
CVSS 4.599999904632568 MEDIUM
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.
EPSS 0.27% · 18.9th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
4.599999904632568
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
0.27%
18.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| cisco | ios_xe_rom_monitor | |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | n/a |
Timeline
- Oct 10, 2022 CVE Published
- Oct 11, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 24, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Feb 21, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 6, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- Aug 16, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 29, 2023 EPSS Score
- Nov 13, 2023 EPSS Score