CVE-2022-20706
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMultiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Small Business RV160, RV260, RV340, and RV345 Series Routers could allow an attacker to do any of the following: Execute arbitrary code Elevate privileges Execute arbitrary commands Bypass authentication and authorization protections Fetch and run unsigned software Cause denial of service (DoS) For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMultiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Small Business RV160, RV260, RV340, and RV345 Series Routers allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, elevate privileges, execute arbitrary commands, bypass authentication and authorization protections, fetch and run unsigned software, and cause denial of service.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 1.0.03.24<= 1.0.03.24<= 1.0.03.24<= 1.0.03.24<= 1.0.01.05<= 1.0.01.05<= 1.0.01.05<= 1.0.01.05CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the router modelLocate the model number on the router physical label or access the web interface/CLI and run 'show version' to identify if the device is an RV160, RV260, RV340, or RV345 series routerAffected if The device is a Cisco RV160, RV160w, RV260, RV260p, RV340, RV340w, RV345, or RV345p router
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Check the installed firmware versionAccess the router's web management interface under Administration > Firmware or use the CLI command 'show version' to retrieve the current firmware version stringAffected if The firmware version is at or below 1.0.03.24 for RV340/RV340w/RV345/RV345p, or at or below 1.0.01.05 for RV160/RV160w/RV260/RV260p
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Verify remote management is enabledIn the web interface, navigate to Firewall > Remote Management or similar settings, or use the CLI 'show running-config | include remote' to see if remote administration access is permittedAffected if Remote management (HTTP/HTTPS/SSH) is enabled and accessible from untrusted networks, making the device remotely exploitable
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Check for suspicious user accounts or configuration changesIn the web interface, review Administration > User Accounts for unauthorized accounts, and review the configuration backup for unexpected changes to NAT, firewall rules, or management access settingsAffected if Unexpected user accounts exist or configuration has been modified to allow unauthorized access
The device is affected if it is an RV160, RV260, RV340, or RV345 series router running firmware at or below the version thresholds AND remote management interfaces are accessible.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply Cisco's available firmware updates for the affected RV series routers; if patches are unavailable, restrict network access to management interfaces and monitor for indicators of compromise.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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