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Small Business RV160, RV260, RV340, and RV345 Series Routers
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Cisco Small Business routers (RV160, RV260, RV340, and RV345 Series) have experienced a cluster of critical remote code execution vulnerabilities, raising concerns about their security development lifecycle.
PROFILE
CategoryNetworking HardwareWhat they doCisco Small Business provides routers and related networking equipment for small and medium-sized businesses.
SECURITY POSTURE
Cisco Small Business has a history of significant security vulnerabilities, with multiple instances of remote code execution (RCE) flaws impacting the RV160, RV260, RV340, and RV345 Series Routers.
Notable failures
- CVE-2022-20708 (RCE)
- CVE-2022-20703 (RCE)
- CVE-2022-20701 (RCE)
- CVE-2022-20700 (RCE)
- CVE-2022-20699 (RCE)
Patterns: Multiple RCE vulnerabilities in a short timeframe; Impact across multiple router models
FAILURE HISTORY · 5
| DATE | EVENT | SEV | SUMMARY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-03 | CVE-2022-20700 | high | Cisco Small Business RV routers suffered a stack-based buffer overflow allowing remote code execution and privilege escalation. |
| 2022-03-03 | CVE-2022-20699 | high | Cisco Small Business RV routers suffered a stack-based buffer overflow allowing remote code execution and privilege escalation. |
| 2022-03-03 | CVE-2022-20708 | high | Cisco Small Business RV Series routers suffered a stack-based buffer overflow allowing arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation. |
| 2022-03-03 | CVE-2022-20703 | high | Cisco Small Business RV routers suffered a stack-based buffer overflow allowing arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation. |
| 2022-03-03 | CVE-2022-20701 | high | Cisco Small Business RV routers suffered a stack-based buffer overflow allowing remote code execution and privilege escalation. |
DOSSIER SOURCES
- Database CVE, CWE, CISA KEV & Vulnerability Intelligence | CVE Find · www.cvefind.com
- CVEs and Security Vulnerabilities - OpenCVE · app.opencve.io
- AA26-194A: verify router hardening with Forward Enterprise - www ... · www.forwardnetworks.com
Open questions: What is the root cause of the repeated RCE vulnerabilities? · What remediation steps are being taken to improve the security development lifecycle? · What is the current patching status of affected devices?
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