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CVE-2023-20098

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-05-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-24

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco SDWAN vManage Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to delete arbitrary files. This vulnerability is due to improper filtering of directory traversal character sequences within system commands. An attacker with administrative privileges could exploit this vulnerability by running a system command containing directory traversal character sequences to target an arbitrary file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files from the system, including files owned by root.

Affected products

• Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager: 20.11
• Cisco Sd-Wan Vmanage: before 20.9.1 — fixed in 20.9.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Sd-Wan Vmanage 20.9.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-vmanage-wfnqmYhN
• https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-vmanage-wfnqmYhN

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