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CVE-2018-0349
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2018-07-18 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-20
Description
A vulnerability in the Cisco SD-WAN Solution could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the underlying operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation of the request admin-tech command in the CLI of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by modifying the request admin-tech command in the CLI of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the underlying operating system of an affected device and escalate their privileges to the root user. This vulnerability affects the following Cisco products if they are running a release of the Cisco SD-WAN Solution prior to Release 18.3.0: vBond Orchestrator Software, vEdge 100 Series Routers, vEdge 1000 Series Routers, vEdge 2000 Series Routers, vEdge 5000 Series Routers, vEdge Cloud Router Platform, vManage Network Management Software, vSmart Controller Software. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvi69852, CSCvi69856.
Affected products
- Cisco Vbond Orchestrator: all versions
- Cisco Vedge-1000 Firmware: before 18.3.0 — fixed in 18.3.0
- Cisco Vedge-100 Firmware: before 18.3.0 — fixed in 18.3.0
- Cisco Vedge-2000 Firmware: before 18.3.0 — fixed in 18.3.0
- Cisco Vedge-5000 Firmware: before 18.3.0 — fixed in 18.3.0
- Cisco Vedge-Plus: all versions
- Cisco Vedge-Pro: all versions
- Cisco Vedge 100B Firmware: before 18.3.0 — fixed in 18.3.0
- Cisco Vedge 100M Firmware: before 18.3.0 — fixed in 18.3.0
- Cisco Vedge 100Wm Firmware: before 18.3.0 — fixed in 18.3.0
- Cisco Vmanage Network Management: all versions
- Cisco Vsmart Controller: all versions
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Vedge-1000 Firmware 18.3.0; Cisco Vedge-100 Firmware 18.3.0; Cisco Vedge-2000 Firmware 18.3.0; Cisco Vedge-5000 Firmware 18.3.0; Cisco Vedge 100B Firmware 18.3.0; Cisco Vedge 100M Firmware 18.3.0; Cisco Vedge 100Wm Firmware 18.3.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104854
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180718-sdwan-fo
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104854
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180718-sdwan-fo
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