CVE-2022-20793: Critical Vulnerability in Cisco TelePresence CE and RoomOS Software Pairing Process for Cisco Touch 10 Devices

A newly discovered vulnerability, CVE-2022-20793, can potentially affect the pairing process of Cisco TelePresence CE Software and RoomOS Software for Cisco Touch 10 Devices, enabling an unauthenticated, remote attacker to impersonate a legitimate device and pair with the affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient identity verification during the pairing process.

Background

Cisco TelePresence CE and RoomOS Software are two key components of the Cisco Touch 10 Devices that are designed to enhance collaboration by enabling seamless communication between businesses and organizations.

Vulnerability Description

The vulnerability in the pairing process of Cisco TelePresence CE Software and RoomOS Software for Cisco Touch 10 Devices is a result of insufficient identity verification when responding to pairing broadcasts between devices. This vulnerability, indexed as CVE-2022-20793, allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to impersonate a legitimate device and pair with an affected device.

Exploit Details

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by impersonating a legitimate device and responding to the pairing broadcast from an affected device. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow the attacker to access the affected device while impersonating a legitimate device. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Example Code Snippet (for illustration purposes only)

// attacker's code
function impersonateDevice(pairingBroadcast) {
  // ... details on how to craft a spoofed response
  var spoofedResponse = craftSpoofedResponse(pairingBroadcast);
  return spoofedResponse;
}

Affected Products

This vulnerability affects the following Cisco products running Cisco TelePresence CE Software and RoomOS Software:

Mitigation and Remediation

As of now, there are no workarounds to address this vulnerability. Cisco is currently working on a fix for this issue and is expected to release updated software that addresses this vulnerability soon. Users are advised to closely monitor the Cisco Security Advisories for updates on this issue and apply the appropriate patches as soon as they become available.

For more information, refer to the following links

- CVE-2022-20793, National Vulnerability Database (NVD): https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20793
- Cisco Security Advisory: https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-SA-telepr-roomOS-2022-GVewZH2

In conclusion, organizations using Cisco TelePresence CE Software and RoomOS Software for Cisco Touch 10 Devices should be aware of this vulnerability and closely monitor the updates and patches released by Cisco to address CVE-2022-20793. Users should take appropriate action to protect their systems and devices by applying the necessary patches as soon as they become available.

Timeline

Published on: 11/15/2024 15:34:33 UTC