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CVE-2022-20775

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 96th pctl
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

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

CWE-25CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available
catalyst sd-wan managerNVD
Affected:>= 20.7, < 20.7.2Fixed in:20.7.2CVE-2022-20775derived from NVD
sd-wanNVD
Affected:>= 20.7, < 20.7.2Fixed in:20.7.2CVE-2022-20775derived from NVD
sd-wan vbond orchestratorNVD
Affected:>= 20.7, < 20.7.2Fixed in:20.7.2CVE-2022-20775derived from NVD
sd-wan vedge cloudNVD
Affected:>= 20.7, < 20.7.2Fixed in:20.7.2CVE-2022-20775derived from NVD
sd-wan vsmart controllerNVD
Affected:>= 20.7, < 20.7.2Fixed in:20.7.2CVE-2022-20775derived from NVD

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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

12.47%probability of exploitation in 30 days
96thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Remediation due: 2026-02-27

References

Exploit1
Government Resource1

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