#VU64597 OS Command Injection in Firepower NGFW - CVE-2022-20828

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#VU64597 OS Command Injection in Firepower NGFW - CVE-2022-20828

Published: June 22, 2022 / Updated: September 5, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU64597
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20828
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Firepower NGFW
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the CLI parser of Cisco FirePOWER Software for Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) FirePOWER module. A local user can pass specially crafted parameters to the affected CLI command and execute arbitrary commands on the system with root privileges.



Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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