Cisco IOS XR Open Port Vulnerability

Exploited · KEV 2022-05-23CVE-2022-20821CWE-200

Exploited since 2022-05-23. No WAF vendor names it yet.

Edge rules

0/8

Our test

No exploit yet

CVSS

6.5

EPSS

11.5% Top 4%

Posts, 14d

Published

2022-05-26

A vulnerability in the health check RPM of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access the Redis instance that is running within the NOSi container. This vulnerability exists because the health check RPM opens TCP port 6379 by default upon activation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to the Redis instance on the open port. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to write to the Redis in-memory database, write arbitrary files to the container filesystem, and retrieve information about the Redis database. Given the configuration of the sandboxed container that the Redis instance runs in, a remote attacker would be unable to execute remote code or abuse the integrity of the Cisco IOS XR Software host system.

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Severity, decoded

CVSS 3.1

6.5Medium

Medium · 6.5 / 10

Exploitable over the network, with no privileges and no user interaction, leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity.

Over the internetNo login neededNo user actionWorks reliably

How the score is built8 metrics

Attack vectorAn attacker can reach it over the internet; no access to your network needed.
Network
Attack complexityNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Low
Privileges requiredNo account or login is needed.
None
User interactionNo one has to click or open anything; the attack works on its own.
None
ScopeThe damage stays within the vulnerable component.
Unchanged
Confidentiality impactAn attacker can read some data, but has no control over what they get.
Low
Integrity impactAn attacker can change some data, but with limited control or limited effect.
Low
Availability impactThe component keeps working normally.
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA's assessmentSSVC, from the CVE record

ExploitationActive

Attackers are exploiting this in the wild.

AutomatableYes

Attackers can script the attack end to end and hit many targets at once.

Technical impactPartial

A successful attack gives limited control over the affected software or limited access to its data.

Public exploits

None found

0 Metasploit0 Exploit-DB0 Scanner template0 GitHub PoCs

No exploit in Exploit-DB or Metasploit, and no scanner template. That lowers, but doesn't remove, the chance of mass exploitation.

Timeline

2022-05-23
Added to CISA KEV
Confirmed exploitation in the wild
2022-05-26
CVE published
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