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TI-2022-05356 Aliases CVE-2022-20797GHSA-q878-24h5-xfhg

Cisco Secure Network Analytics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Secure Network Analytics, formerly Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands as an administrator on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient user input validation by the web-based management interface of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting arbitrary commands in the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to make configuration changes on the affected device or cause certain services to restart unexpectedly.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01687 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoCisco Stealthwatch Enterpriseall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_network_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 7.4.1VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_network_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.4.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-20797
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q878-24h5-xfhg

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-06809 Cisco Secure Network Analytics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-14554 Cisco Secure Network Analytics Manager Server-Side Template Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2025-14478 Cisco Secure Network Analytics Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2023-06810 Cisco Secure Network Analytics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2025-14555 Cisco Secure Network Analytics API Authorization Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2022-05222 Secure Network Analytics Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
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Sources

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