Command Injection Vulnerability in ConfD Could Allow Authenticated Attacker to Execute Arbitrary Commands with Root Privileges

CVE-2022-20655

Summary

An issue within the command line interface (CLI) implementation in Cisco's ConfD can allow authenticated, local attackers to conduct command injection attacks. This vulnerability stems from insufficient validation of process arguments, enabling an attacker to inject malicious commands during execution. Successfully exploiting this vulnerability can lead to the execution of arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with the same privileges as ConfD, often equivalent to root access, thereby posing severe risks to system security and integrity.

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