Rv340 FirmwareOperating system · Cisco
CVE-2022-20710
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 · low confidenceMultiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Small Business RV160, RV260, RV340, and RV345 Series Routers could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or commands, elevate privileges, bypass authentication mechanisms, deploy unsigned software, or cause denial of service conditions.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
Rv340 FirmwareOperating system
<= 1.0.03.24
Rv340w FirmwareOperating system
<= 1.0.03.24
Rv345 FirmwareOperating system
<= 1.0.03.24
Rv345p FirmwareOperating system
<= 1.0.03.24CVSS 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
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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 your router modelLog into the router web interface or check the physical device label to determine if it is an RV340, RV340w, RV345, or RV345p modelAffected if The router is one of these four models
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Check the firmware versionIn the router web interface, navigate to Administration > Firmware Upgrade or check the System Summary page to view the currently installed firmware versionAffected if The installed firmware version is 1.0.03.24 or lower
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Verify management interface exposureCheck router firewall rules or upstream network configuration to determine if the router management interface (HTTP/HTTPS for web UI, SSH, or VPN) is accessible from untrusted networksAffected if The management interface is exposed to the internet or untrusted networks
You are affected if you have an RV340, RV340w, RV345, or RV345p router running firmware version 1.0.03.24 or lower, especially if the management interface is externally 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 the relevant Cisco firmware updates for the RV series routers once available; restrict management interface access to trusted networks and monitor for indicators of compromise.
Fix this in Rv340 Firmware
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-20710 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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