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CVE-2022-20821

Published: January 26, 2026
Last updated:1 day ago (January 26, 2026)
Exploit: YesZero-day: YesPatch: YesTrend: Neutral
TL;DR
Updated January 26, 2026

CVE-2022-20821 is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5. Exploits are available; patches have been released and should be applied urgently. This is classified as a zero-day vulnerability.

Key Points
  • 1Medium severity (CVSS 6.5/10)
  • 2EPSS: 19.00% - elevated likelihood of exploitation
  • 3Public exploits are available
  • 4Vendor patches are available
  • 5Strobes Priority Score: 577/1000 (Medium)
  • 6Affects products from: Cisco
Severity Scores
CVSS v36.5
CVSS v26.4
Priority Score577.0
EPSS Score19.0
Medium
Exploitation LikelihoodMedium
19.00%EPSS

Moderate probability of exploitation

Schedule patching within weeks
19.00%
EPSS
6.5
CVSS
Yes
Exploit
Yes
Patch
High Priority
high EPSS • exploit exists

EPSS predicts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days based on real-world threat data, complementing CVSS severity scores with actual risk assessment.

Description

Cisco IOS XR software health check opens TCP port 6379 by default on activation. An attacker can connect to the Redis instance on the open port and allow access to the Redis instance that is running within the NOSi container.

CVSS v3 Breakdown
Attack Vector:Network
Attack Complexity:Local
Privileges Required:Network
User Interaction:Network
Scope:Unchanged
Confidentiality:Local
Integrity:Local
Availability:Network
Exploit References
Cisa.gov
Patch References
[email protected]Zeroday CZ
Trend Analysis
Neutral
Vulnerable Products
VendorProduct
CiscoNcs 1002
CiscoNcs 55a2
Cisco8212
CiscoNcs 55a2 Mod S
CiscoNcs 5502 Se
CiscoNcs 5001
CiscoNcs 55a2 Mod Se S
CiscoNcs 5504
CiscoiOS Xr
Cisco8218

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Advisories
CISA: Cisco IOS XR software health check opens TCP port 6379 by default on activation. An attacker can connect to the Redis instance on the open port and allow access to the Redis instance that is running within the NOSi container.
GitHub AdvisoryNVD
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