CVE-2022-20939
Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to inadequate protection of sensitive user information. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing certain logs on an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to use the obtained information to elevate privileges to System Admin.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to inadequate protection of sensitive user information. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing certain logs on an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to use the obtained information to elevate privileges to System Admin.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2022-20939- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-922
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-26189
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to inadequate protection of sensitive user information. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing certain logs on an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to use the obtained information to elevate privileges to System Admin.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2022-26189- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-497w-6wcv-pw45
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Smart Software Manager On...
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to inadequate protection of sensitive user information. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing certain logs on an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to use the obtained information to elevate privileges to System Admin.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-497w-6wcv-pw45- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-922
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to inadequate protection of sensitive user information. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing certain logs on an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to use the obtained information to elevate privileges to System Admin.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2022-20939- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-922
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-20939 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Cisco Smart Software Manager On-prem, published November 15, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.61%, the 49th percentile. No source names a fixed version.