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CVE-2022-20775

Published 2022-09-30 · Analyzed

CVE-2022-20775

Cisco SD-WAN Path Traversal Vulnerability

Exploited in the wild: CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-02-25, with a fix-by date of 2026-02-27. Patch it first.

Please adhere to CISA’s guidelines to assess exposure and mitigate risks associated with Cisco SD-WAN devices as outlines in CISA’s Emergency Directive 26-03 (URL listed below in Notes) and CISA’s “Hunt & Hardening Guidance for Cisco SD-WAN Devices (URL listed below in Notes). Adhere to the applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are not available.

7.8 HIGH
CVSS 3.1 · CNA · cisco.com
12%
chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS; higher than 96% of CVEs)

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges. This vulnerability is due to improper access controls on commands within the application CLI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a maliciously crafted command on the application CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the root user. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sd-wan-priv-E6e8tEdF

Scores

Affected products

  • cisco catalyst sd-wan manager: < 20.6.3; ≥ 20.7, < 20.7.2; 20.8
  • cisco sd-wan vbond orchestrator: < 20.6.3; ≥ 20.7, < 20.7.2; 20.8
  • cisco sd-wan vedge cloud: < 20.6.3; ≥ 20.7, < 20.7.2; 20.8
  • cisco sd-wan vsmart controller: < 20.6.3; ≥ 20.7, < 20.7.2; 20.8
  • cisco sd-wan: < 20.6.3; ≥ 20.7, < 20.7.2; 20.8

Weakness: CWE-25, CWE-22

4 references (advisories, patches, write-ups)

Sources: NVD, CVE.org, FIRST EPSS. Missing ones did not answer or have no record yet.

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