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CVE-2022-20864 Details

Description

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.

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]
CWE-538Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory[email protected]

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-20864
NVD Published Date:
Oct 10, 2022
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2022-20864 Details - Not Deferred