Findings

CVE-2022-20703

Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Published Feb 10, 2022 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · cisco rv340 firmware

Multiple 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.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 10, 2022 · Catalog

    Detected

    Multiple 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 sect

  2. Mar 3, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Mar 17, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Multiple 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 sect

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA due date Mar 17, 2022

Affected

  • cpe cisco/rv160 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe cisco/rv160w firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe cisco/rv260 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe cisco/rv260p firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe cisco/rv260w firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe cisco/rv340 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe cisco/rv340w firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe cisco/rv345 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe cisco/rv345p firmwareversion unspecified
  • vendor Cisco Small Business RV160, RV260, RV340, and RV345 Series Routersversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVCVE-2022-20703

    A vulnerability 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, or cause a denial of service (DoS).

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgCVE-2022-20703

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2022-20703

    30-day exploitation probability 9.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-2022-20703

    Multiple 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 ru

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2022-20703 · ZeroDay Findings