CVE-2022-20649

criticalpriority · track · 4OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.120 · 96 %ileEURUUS
grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
12.0% (96th) EPSS
CVSS 9 · critical
Is it mine?
502 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisco_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability in Cisco RCM for Cisco StarOS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform remote code execution on the application with root-level privileges in the context of the configured container. This vulnerability exists because the debug mode is incorrectly enabled for specific services. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to the device and navigating to the service with debug mode enabled. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the root user. The attacker would need to perform detailed reconnaissance to allow for unauthenticated access. The vulnerability can also be exploited by an authenticated attacker. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.0
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.4–9

v3.19criticalAV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 2.2 · impact 5.9
v3.17.4highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.19criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-489USCWE-489US
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affected products (502)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 502
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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • cisco-sa-rcm-vuls-7cS3NuqCisco Redundancy Configuration Manager for Cisco StarOS Software Multiple Vulnerabilities2022-01-19csaf · cisco_csafUS

    Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Redundancy Configuration Manager (RCM) for Cisco StarOS Software could allow a unauthenticated, remote attacker to disclose sensitive information or execute arbitrary commands as the root user in the context of the configured container. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details ["#details"] section of this advisory. Cisco has released software updates that address these vulnerabilities. There are no workarounds that address these vulnerabilities.

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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducisco_csafNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2024-11-15modified 2026-06-17
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references (11)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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