Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This affects several Cisco Small Business RV routers. An attacker who already has valid administrator credentials could send a malicious management request and run commands as root or crash the router. Cisco has not provided software updates for this CVE, so exposure management matters more than routine patching.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate operational risk. It is not unauthenticated, but compromise of router administrator access could become root-level device control or downtime, and there is no cited Cisco software update.
Technical view
The web-based management interface insufficiently validates user fields in incoming HTTP packets. With administrator privileges, a remote attacker can trigger arbitrary command execution with root-level privileges or an unexpected restart causing denial of service. CVSS 3.1 is 4.7 with high privileges required.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Cisco Small Business RV110W, RV130, RV130W, and RV215W routers where the web management interface is reachable by someone with administrator credentials.
Exploitation context
The sources require valid Administrator credentials and a crafted HTTP request to the web-based management interface. The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or other evidence of active exploitation.
Researcher notes
Do not assume unauthenticated exploitation. The key gating factor is administrator access to the web management interface. Evidence is incomplete on vendor workarounds beyond the statement that Cisco has not released software updates.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory for RV110W, RV130, RV130W, and RV215W routers.
- Review Cisco advisory for current product guidance.
- Because no updates are listed, plan replacement or retirement where risk is unacceptable.
- Limit management interface access to trusted administrative networks.
- Review and rotate administrator credentials where compromise is suspected.
Validation and detection
- Confirm affected router models and firmware presence in asset inventory.
- Verify the management interface is not broadly reachable.
- Check administrative accounts for unknown or stale users.
- Review device logs for unexpected restarts or suspicious management activity.
- Confirm compensating access controls are documented.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.7 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L1.23.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.7MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- 20220720 Cisco Small Business RV110W, RV130, RV130W, and RV215W Routers Remote Command Execution and Denial of Service VulnerabilitiesCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO
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Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.
