Cisco Catalyst Digital Building Series Switches and Cisco Catalyst Micro Switches Vulnerabilities
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities that affect Cisco Catalyst Digital Building Series Switches and Cisco Catalyst Micro Switches could allow an attacker to execute persistent code at boot time or to permanently prevent the device from booting, resulting in a permanent denial of service (DoS) condition. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 IOS ROMMON Software | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco IOS ROMMON Software VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:catalyst_digital_building_series_switches_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 15.2\(7\)e | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_rommon:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_digital_building_series_switches:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:catalyst_digital_building_series_switches_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 15.2\(7\)e Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_rommon:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_digital_building_series_switches:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Cisco IOS ROMMON Software — 20220413 Cisco Catalyst Digital Building Series Switches and Cisco Catalyst Micro Switches Vulnerabilities
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-05220 Cisco Catalyst Digital Building Series Switches and Cisco Catalyst Micro Switches VulnerabilitiesPriority LOW 21
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-20731
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r38r-g64f-728h
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-20731 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-20731 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r38r-g64f-728h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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