CVE-2018-0432: Cisco SD-WAN Solution Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-10-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

A vulnerability in the error reporting feature of the Cisco SD-WAN Solution could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a failure to properly validate certain parameters included within the error reporting application configuration. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted command to the error reporting feature. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain root-level privileges and take full control of the device.

Affected products

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 Vmanage Network Management System: 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. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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