Cisco Redundancy Configuration Manager Debug Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Redundancy Configuration Manager | 2021.02.0; 2021.01.0; 21.19.n13; 21.17.19; 21.18.24; 21.25.0; 21.15.60; 21.22.11; 21.20.25; 21.20.21; 21.24.2; 21.23.10; 21.22.n5; 21.15.57; 21.25.1; 21.18.21; 21.23.1; 21.19.11; 21.16.c16; 21.23.5; 21.22.4; 21.22.ua2; 21.23.n6; 21.17.18; 21.17.17; 21.21.KS2; 21.20.23; 21.20.15; 21.20.p9; 21.20.17; 21.20.14; 21.21.3; 21.19.n9; 21.23.0; 21.5.30; 21.22.n4; 21.20.12; 21.23.b2; 21.20.13; 21.18.22; 21.18.23; 21.20.24; 21.23.6; 21.21.1; 21.23.8; 21.11.20; 21.15.58; 21.24.0; 21.18.18; 21.20.u8; 21.18.19; 21.21.2; 21.22.2; 21.22.8; 21.22.uj3; 21.22.5; 21.22.3; 21.22.10; 21.18.20; 21.15.55; 21.12.22; 21.23.4; 21.15.59; 21.22.ua0; 21.20.16; 21.20.18; 21.20.19; 21.19.n7; 21.20.20; 21.19.n10; 21.19.n11; 21.22.7; 21.22.ua3; 21.19.n12; 21.23.9; 21.18.16; 21.16.10; 21.22.6; 21.18.17; 21.24.1; 21.11.21; 21.23.3; 21.9.13; 21.20.k8; 21.19.n8; 21.22.9; 21.16.c17; 21.16.9; 21.23.2; 21.20.22; 21.18.7; 21.19.6; 21.23.7; 21.11.16; 21.18.13; 21.15.47; 21.19.n6; 6.9.8; 21.20.k6; 21.20.6; 21.19.10; 21.19.n4; 21.15.46; 21.17.14; 21.15.52; 21.16.6; 21.22.n3; 21.15.54; 21.18.15; 21.18.11; 21.18.8; 21.12.20; 21.5.28; 21.20.11; 21.8.12; 21.19.7; 21.19.5; 21.11.19; 21.16.c15; 21.18.12; 21.15.51; 21.18.14; 21.11.15; 21.16.c14; 21.20.4; 21.20.7; 21.14.b22; 21.17.10; 21.12.21; 21.19.9; 21.13.21; 21.14.23; 21.20.UV0; 21.10.6; 21.15.45; 21.15.53; 21.17.15; 21.17.16; 6.14.2; 21.19.n3; 21.17.11; 21.21.0; 21.20.10; 21.20.3; 21.20.5; 21.16.7; 21.22.1; 21.17.9; 21.17.13; 21.20.2; 21.20.9; 21.5.27; 21.14.22; 21.19.8; 21.22.n2; 21.16.8; 21.11.17; 21.20.8; 21.20.k7; 21.18.9; 21.19.n5; 21.11.18; 21.5.29; 21.15.48; 21.22.0; 21.14.b19; 21.15.17; 21.16.c4; 21.19.2; 6.2.b17; 6.9.7; 21.16.c6; 21.17.8; 21.11.13; 21.12.19; 21.12.18; 21.6.15; 21.20.0; 6.13.EY2; 21.15.36; 21.15.21; 21.15.43; 6.14.0; 21.14.b15; 21.15.14; 21.15.15; 21.16.c7; 21.16.c3; 6.13.EY1; 21.15.13; 21.12.15; 21.5.25; 21.14.b12; 21.18.6; 21.19.4; 21.17.3; 21.16.c5; 21.14.b21; 21.18.1; 6.11.0; 21.14.17; 21.5.26; 21.14.b13; 21.14.b16; 21.15.22; 21.15.23; 21.16.3; 21.16.c10; 21.16.d1; 21.15.28; 21.11.11; 21.15.30; 21.15.29; 21.13.18; 21.12.16; 21.17.5; 21.14.b18; 21.14.RH0; 21.14.b14; 6.6.7; 21.15.20; 21.15.32; 21.14.18; 21.6.b25; 21.17.2; 6.2.b15; 21.15.33; 21.13.19; 6.2.b14; 21.19.n1; 21.19.1; 21.19.0; 21.6.b26; 6.2.b16; 21.11.12; 21.18.3; 21.17.7; 21.14.12; 21.19.n2; 21.16.c11; 21.16.c12; 6.10.0; 21.16.4; 6.13.0; 21.13.16; 21.16.c13; 21.17.1; 21.17.6; 21.12.17; 21.11.10; 21.20.SV1; 21.11.14; 6.11.1; 21.17.0; 21.9.12; 21.20.1; 21.14.19; 21.14.c3; 21.15.18; 21.15.19; 21.15.16; 21.15.39; 6.6.6; 21.14.11; 21.14.b17; 21.14.16; 21.15.24; 21.6.b24; 21.16.c9; 21.16.c8; 6.8.1; 21.15.27; 21.15.26; 21.15.25; 21.17.4; 21.13.17; 6.9.5; 21.18.5; 21.15.40; 6.12.0; 21.18.2; 21.12.14; 21.16.d0; 21.14.20; 21.18.0; 21.15.37; 21.15.41; 21.18.4; 21.20.SV2; 21.20.SV3; 21.16.5; 21.20.SV5; 5.1.15; 21.19.3; 21.13.20; 21.14.b20; 21.15.7; 21.13.15; 21.15.11; 21.15.9; 21.15.0; 21.10.4; 21.12.12; 21.12.4; 21.12.8; 21.15.5; 21.13.8; 21.8.10; 21.14.6; 21.15.1; 21.8.11; 21.4.16; 21.9.11; 21.16.c0; 21.13.14; 21.13.4; 21.14.7; 21.14.8; 21.9.8; 21.16.c2; 21.15.10; 21.15.2; 21.15.6; 6.7.0; 21.13.6; 21.9.10; 21.14.1; 21.7.13; 21.11.8; 21.14.2; 21.14.0; 21.12.10; 21.9.9; 21.13.5; 21.13.2; 21.13.9; 21.13.10; 21.12.5; 21.12.9; 21.5.23; 21.14.10; 21.14.c2; 21.14.9; 21.11.6; 21.5.20; 21.13.12; 21.15.12; 6.9.2; 21.15.4; 21.13.11; 21.13.7; 21.10.5; 21.6.b19; 21.6.b23; 21.13.0; 21.6.14; 21.13.13; 21.4.17; 21.11.9; 21.11.2; 21.15.8; 21.16.2; 21.16.1; 21.16.c1; 21.5.21; 21.11.4; 21.6.b21; 21.14.a5; 21.10.3; 21.11.5; 21.13.3; 21.5.22; 21.12.7; 21.12.13; 21.12.6; 21.5.19; 21.6.b22; 21.11.7; 21.13.1; 21.14.a0; 21.14.4; 21.14.5; 21.5.24; 21.14.3; 21.16.0; 21.6.b20; 21.7.5; 21.15.3; 21.6.12; 21.8.5; 21.9.7; 21.12.11; 21.12.2; 6.2.b6; 21.8.4; 6.2.b5; 21.5.15; 21.8.1; 21.4.13; 21.10.0; 21.5.13; 21.9.0; 21.9.4; 21.4.9; 21.4.12; 21.11.3; 21.5.16; 21.7.9; 6.5.0; 21.4.8; 21.6.8; 21.6.5; 21.8.3; 21.6.10; 21.6.4; 21.7.8; 21.4.15; 21.4.11; 21.8.6; 21.8.ca1; 21.9.6; 21.4.7; 21.11.0; 21.11.1; 21.5.7; 6.2.b4; 21.7.7; 21.6.b14; 21.6.b13; 21.6.b15; 21.7.6; 21.6.6; 21.9.5; 21.5.9; 21.5.14; 21.8.8; 21.5.12; 21.8.0; 21.5.8; 21.7.10; 6.2.5; 21.8.9; 6.4.0; 21.6.b17; 21.6.b16; 21.6.11; 21.10.1; 21.4.10; 21.4.14; 21.6.9; 21.6.7; 21.12.3; 21.9.1; 21.9.2; 21.12.0; 21.7.12; 21.10.2; 21.8.7; 21.8.2; 21.5.6; 21.5.10; 21.6.13; 21.6.b18; 21.7.11; 21.7.1; 21.9.3; 21.7.0; 21.5.11; 21.5.17; 21.5.4; 21.7.3; 21.4.1; 21.4.3; 21.7.2; 21.4.5; 21.5.2; 21.6.3; 21.6.0; 21.6.2; 21.5.5; 21.4.6; 21.4.0; 21.4.2; 21.4.4; 21.7.4; 21.5.0; 21.5.1; 21.6.1; 21.5.3; 21.19.n14; 21.25.3; 21.23.11; 21.23.b3; 21.20.c22; 21.20.27; 21.23.n7; 21.20.26; 21.23.12; 21.20.28; 21.22.ua5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco Redundancy Configuration Manager VendorCisco Affected 2021.02.0; 2021.01.0; 21.19.n13; 21.17.19; 21.18.24; 21.25.0; 21.15.60; 21.22.11; 21.20.25; 21.20.21; 21.24.2; 21.23.10; 21.22.n5; 21.15.57; 21.25.1; 21.18.21; 21.23.1; 21.19.11; 21.16.c16; 21.23.5; 21.22.4; 21.22.ua2; 21.23.n6; 21.17.18; 21.17.17; 21.21.KS2; 21.20.23; 21.20.15; 21.20.p9; 21.20.17; 21.20.14; 21.21.3; 21.19.n9; 21.23.0; 21.5.30; 21.22.n4; 21.20.12; 21.23.b2; 21.20.13; 21.18.22; 21.18.23; 21.20.24; 21.23.6; 21.21.1; 21.23.8; 21.11.20; 21.15.58; 21.24.0; 21.18.18; 21.20.u8; 21.18.19; 21.21.2; 21.22.2; 21.22.8; 21.22.uj3; 21.22.5; 21.22.3; 21.22.10; 21.18.20; 21.15.55; 21.12.22; 21.23.4; 21.15.59; 21.22.ua0; 21.20.16; 21.20.18; 21.20.19; 21.19.n7; 21.20.20; 21.19.n10; 21.19.n11; 21.22.7; 21.22.ua3; 21.19.n12; 21.23.9; 21.18.16; 21.16.10; 21.22.6; 21.18.17; 21.24.1; 21.11.21; 21.23.3; 21.9.13; 21.20.k8; 21.19.n8; 21.22.9; 21.16.c17; 21.16.9; 21.23.2; 21.20.22; 21.18.7; 21.19.6; 21.23.7; 21.11.16; 21.18.13; 21.15.47; 21.19.n6; 6.9.8; 21.20.k6; 21.20.6; 21.19.10; 21.19.n4; 21.15.46; 21.17.14; 21.15.52; 21.16.6; 21.22.n3; 21.15.54; 21.18.15; 21.18.11; 21.18.8; 21.12.20; 21.5.28; 21.20.11; 21.8.12; 21.19.7; 21.19.5; 21.11.19; 21.16.c15; 21.18.12; 21.15.51; 21.18.14; 21.11.15; 21.16.c14; 21.20.4; 21.20.7; 21.14.b22; 21.17.10; 21.12.21; 21.19.9; 21.13.21; 21.14.23; 21.20.UV0; 21.10.6; 21.15.45; 21.15.53; 21.17.15; 21.17.16; 6.14.2; 21.19.n3; 21.17.11; 21.21.0; 21.20.10; 21.20.3; 21.20.5; 21.16.7; 21.22.1; 21.17.9; 21.17.13; 21.20.2; 21.20.9; 21.5.27; 21.14.22; 21.19.8; 21.22.n2; 21.16.8; 21.11.17; 21.20.8; 21.20.k7; 21.18.9; 21.19.n5; 21.11.18; 21.5.29; 21.15.48; 21.22.0; 21.14.b19; 21.15.17; 21.16.c4; 21.19.2; 6.2.b17; 6.9.7; 21.16.c6; 21.17.8; 21.11.13; 21.12.19; 21.12.18; 21.6.15; 21.20.0; 6.13.EY2; 21.15.36; 21.15.21; 21.15.43; 6.14.0; 21.14.b15; 21.15.14; 21.15.15; 21.16.c7; 21.16.c3; 6.13.EY1; 21.15.13; 21.12.15; 21.5.25; 21.14.b12; 21.18.6; 21.19.4; 21.17.3; 21.16.c5; 21.14.b21; 21.18.1; 6.11.0; 21.14.17; 21.5.26; 21.14.b13; 21.14.b16; 21.15.22; 21.15.23; 21.16.3; 21.16.c10; 21.16.d1; 21.15.28; 21.11.11; 21.15.30; 21.15.29; 21.13.18; 21.12.16; 21.17.5; 21.14.b18; 21.14.RH0; 21.14.b14; 6.6.7; 21.15.20; 21.15.32; 21.14.18; 21.6.b25; 21.17.2; 6.2.b15; 21.15.33; 21.13.19; 6.2.b14; 21.19.n1; 21.19.1; 21.19.0; 21.6.b26; 6.2.b16; 21.11.12; 21.18.3; 21.17.7; 21.14.12; 21.19.n2; 21.16.c11; 21.16.c12; 6.10.0; 21.16.4; 6.13.0; 21.13.16; 21.16.c13; 21.17.1; 21.17.6; 21.12.17; 21.11.10; 21.20.SV1; 21.11.14; 6.11.1; 21.17.0; 21.9.12; 21.20.1; 21.14.19; 21.14.c3; 21.15.18; 21.15.19; 21.15.16; 21.15.39; 6.6.6; 21.14.11; 21.14.b17; 21.14.16; 21.15.24; 21.6.b24; 21.16.c9; 21.16.c8; 6.8.1; 21.15.27; 21.15.26; 21.15.25; 21.17.4; 21.13.17; 6.9.5; 21.18.5; 21.15.40; 6.12.0; 21.18.2; 21.12.14; 21.16.d0; 21.14.20; 21.18.0; 21.15.37; 21.15.41; 21.18.4; 21.20.SV2; 21.20.SV3; 21.16.5; 21.20.SV5; 5.1.15; 21.19.3; 21.13.20; 21.14.b20; 21.15.7; 21.13.15; 21.15.11; 21.15.9; 21.15.0; 21.10.4; 21.12.12; 21.12.4; 21.12.8; 21.15.5; 21.13.8; 21.8.10; 21.14.6; 21.15.1; 21.8.11; 21.4.16; 21.9.11; 21.16.c0; 21.13.14; 21.13.4; 21.14.7; 21.14.8; 21.9.8; 21.16.c2; 21.15.10; 21.15.2; 21.15.6; 6.7.0; 21.13.6; 21.9.10; 21.14.1; 21.7.13; 21.11.8; 21.14.2; 21.14.0; 21.12.10; 21.9.9; 21.13.5; 21.13.2; 21.13.9; 21.13.10; 21.12.5; 21.12.9; 21.5.23; 21.14.10; 21.14.c2; 21.14.9; 21.11.6; 21.5.20; 21.13.12; 21.15.12; 6.9.2; 21.15.4; 21.13.11; 21.13.7; 21.10.5; 21.6.b19; 21.6.b23; 21.13.0; 21.6.14; 21.13.13; 21.4.17; 21.11.9; 21.11.2; 21.15.8; 21.16.2; 21.16.1; 21.16.c1; 21.5.21; 21.11.4; 21.6.b21; 21.14.a5; 21.10.3; 21.11.5; 21.13.3; 21.5.22; 21.12.7; 21.12.13; 21.12.6; 21.5.19; 21.6.b22; 21.11.7; 21.13.1; 21.14.a0; 21.14.4; 21.14.5; 21.5.24; 21.14.3; 21.16.0; 21.6.b20; 21.7.5; 21.15.3; 21.6.12; 21.8.5; 21.9.7; 21.12.11; 21.12.2; 6.2.b6; 21.8.4; 6.2.b5; 21.5.15; 21.8.1; 21.4.13; 21.10.0; 21.5.13; 21.9.0; 21.9.4; 21.4.9; 21.4.12; 21.11.3; 21.5.16; 21.7.9; 6.5.0; 21.4.8; 21.6.8; 21.6.5; 21.8.3; 21.6.10; 21.6.4; 21.7.8; 21.4.15; 21.4.11; 21.8.6; 21.8.ca1; 21.9.6; 21.4.7; 21.11.0; 21.11.1; 21.5.7; 6.2.b4; 21.7.7; 21.6.b14; 21.6.b13; 21.6.b15; 21.7.6; 21.6.6; 21.9.5; 21.5.9; 21.5.14; 21.8.8; 21.5.12; 21.8.0; 21.5.8; 21.7.10; 6.2.5; 21.8.9; 6.4.0; 21.6.b17; 21.6.b16; 21.6.11; 21.10.1; 21.4.10; 21.4.14; 21.6.9; 21.6.7; 21.12.3; 21.9.1; 21.9.2; 21.12.0; 21.7.12; 21.10.2; 21.8.7; 21.8.2; 21.5.6; 21.5.10; 21.6.13; 21.6.b18; 21.7.11; 21.7.1; 21.9.3; 21.7.0; 21.5.11; 21.5.17; 21.5.4; 21.7.3; 21.4.1; 21.4.3; 21.7.2; 21.4.5; 21.5.2; 21.6.3; 21.6.0; 21.6.2; 21.5.5; 21.4.6; 21.4.0; 21.4.2; 21.4.4; 21.7.4; 21.5.0; 21.5.1; 21.6.1; 21.5.3; 21.19.n14; 21.25.3; 21.23.11; 21.23.b3; 21.20.c22; 21.20.27; 21.23.n7; 21.20.26; 21.23.12; 21.20.28; 21.22.ua5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-20649
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3rrh-hp3f-9r6p
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Sources
- CVE-2022-20649 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-20649 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3rrh-hp3f-9r6p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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