CVE-2022-20818: Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-09-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-25

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges. These vulnerabilities are due to improper access controls on commands within the application CLI. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by running a malicious command on the application CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the root user.

Affected products

Cisco Sd-Wan: before 20.9 — fixed in 20.9
Cisco Sd-Wan Vbond Orchestrator: before 20.9 — fixed in 20.9
Cisco Sd-Wan Vmanage: before 20.9 — fixed in 20.9
Cisco Sd-Wan Vsmart Controller: before 20.9 — fixed in 20.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Sd-Wan 20.9; Cisco Sd-Wan Vbond Orchestrator 20.9; Cisco Sd-Wan Vmanage 20.9; Cisco Sd-Wan Vsmart Controller 20.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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