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CVE-2022-20700
published 2022-02-10

CVE-2022-20700: Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Small Business RV160, RV260, RV340, and RV345 Series Routers could allow an attacker to do any of the following: Execute…

PriorityP189critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
KEVITW
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilitydue 2022-03-17
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
5.66%
92.1th percentile
Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Small Business RV160, RV260, RV340, and RV345 Series Routers could allow an attacker to do any of the following: Execute arbitrary code Elevate privileges Execute arbitrary commands Bypass authentication and authorization protections Fetch and run unsigned software Cause denial of service (DoS) For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Affected

11 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
ciscocisco_small_business_rv_series_router_firmware
ciscorv160_firmware<= 1.0.01.05
ciscorv160w_firmware<= 1.0.01.05
ciscorv260_firmware<= 1.0.01.05
ciscorv260p_firmware<= 1.0.01.05
ciscorv260w_firmware<= 1.0.01.05
ciscorv340_firmware<= 1.0.03.24
ciscorv340w_firmware<= 1.0.03.24
ciscorv345_firmware<= 1.0.03.24
ciscorv345p_firmware<= 1.0.03.24
ciscosmall_business_rv_series_routers

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

  • CVE-2022-20700 affects Cisco Small Business RV160, RV260, RV340, and RV345 Series Routers — detection should focus on exploit attempts targeting the web management interface of these specific router models
  • CWE-121 (Stack-based Buffer Overflow) is the primary weakness — monitor for anomalous oversized input to the router's management interface that may indicate buffer overflow exploitation attempts
  • CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type) is among the associated weaknesses — monitor for unexpected file uploads to the device management interface, particularly executable or firmware-type files
  • CWE-347 (Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature) is listed — monitor for attempts to push unsigned firmware or software to affected devices, consistent with 'Fetch and run unsigned software' capability
  • CWE-285 (Improper Authorization) and CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation) are listed — monitor for authentication bypass attempts and anomalous unauthenticated access to privileged router management functions
  • This CVE is listed in CISA KEV with a remediation due date of 2022-03-17, confirming active exploitation in the wild — prioritize detection and patching on internet-exposed RV160/RV260/RV340/RV345 devices
  • ·Multiple CWEs are associated with this advisory (CVE-2022-20700 and related CVEs under the same advisory), meaning the attack surface spans stack overflow, privilege escalation, command injection (CWE-77), improper authorization, file upload, and race conditions (CWE-362) — detection logic should not be narrowed to buffer overflow alone
  • ·The advisory covers multiple CVEs under the same Bug IDs (CSCvz88279, CSCvz94704, CSCwa12732) — CVE-2022-20700 is one of several vulnerabilities; detections triggered may correspond to sibling CVEs in the same advisory

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.010.0CRITICALAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vulncheck10.0CRITICAL
cisa9.8CRITICAL
vendor_cisco10.0CRITICAL
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