Is CVE-2022-20716 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-20716 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-20716?

CVE-2022-20716 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-20716?

CVE-2022-20716 has an EPSS score of 0.21% (11th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-20716?

Upgrade sd-wan to 20.7.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-20716

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain escalated privileges. This vulnerability is due to improper access control on files within the affected system. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by modifying certain files on the vulnerable device. If successful, the attacker could gain escalated privileges and take actions on the system with the privileges of the root user.

CWE-284Improper Access Control

How to fix

Remediation Available

sd-wanNVD

Affected:>= 20.7, < 20.7.1Fixed in:20.7.1CVE-2022-20716derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days

11thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 11% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

tools.cisco.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2023-27350	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2019-1653	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-23752	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-29298	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-38205	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-27348	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.