CVE-2022-20939

Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: November 15, 2024 at 03:25 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:25 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorSmart Software Manager on PremSmart Software Manager Satellite

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to inadequate protection of sensitive user information. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing certain logs on an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to use the obtained information to elevate privileges to System Admin.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.3MEDIUMcisco
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-922

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