CVE-2022-20775: Cisco SD-WAN Path Traversal Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2026-02-25
EPSS: 12.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-09-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-25

Description

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

Affected products

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager: before 20.6.3; from 20.7 before 20.7.2; 20.8 — fixed in 20.6.3, 20.7.2
Cisco Sd-Wan: before 20.6.3; from 20.7 before 20.7.2; 20.8 — fixed in 20.6.3, 20.7.2
Cisco Sd-Wan Vbond Orchestrator: before 20.6.3; from 20.7 before 20.7.2; 20.8 — fixed in 20.6.3, 20.7.2
Cisco Sd-Wan Vedge Cloud: before 20.6.3; from 20.7 before 20.7.2; 20.8 — fixed in 20.6.3, 20.7.2
Cisco Sd-Wan Vsmart Controller: before 20.6.3; from 20.7 before 20.7.2; 20.8 — fixed in 20.6.3, 20.7.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager 20.6.3, 20.7.2; Cisco Sd-Wan 20.6.3, 20.7.2; Cisco Sd-Wan Vbond Orchestrator 20.6.3, 20.7.2; Cisco Sd-Wan Vedge Cloud 20.6.3, 20.7.2; Cisco Sd-Wan Vsmart Controller 20.6.3, 20.7.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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