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CVE-2022-20775

CVE-2022-20775HIGH

Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  H  H  H    7.8   .1247   96.1   YES

AFFECTED
  Product                        Versions    Fixed
  Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN          18.3.1 –    —
  Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager  20.1.12 –   —
  Cisco SD-WAN vContainer        18.4.5 –    —
  Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Cloud       19.2.1 –    —
  Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Router      18.4.303 –  —

TIMELINE
  Nov 2   Reserved by cisco
  Sep 30  Published (CNA: cisco)
  Feb 25  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2026-02-27

CWE-25 · CNA: cisco · CVSS v3.1 · 4 references · KEV due February 27, 2026

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

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
November 2, 2021	Reserved	Reserved by cisco
September 30, 2022	Published	Published (CNA: cisco)
February 25, 2026	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2026-02-27

Affected

Affected products and packages — 5 rows
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Cisco	Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN	—	18.3.1	—
Cisco	Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager	—	20.1.12	—
Cisco	Cisco SD-WAN vContainer	—	18.4.5	—
Cisco	Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Cloud	—	19.2.1	—
Cisco	Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Router	—	18.4.303	—

Weaknesses

CWE-25

References (4)

https://github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-wmjv-552v-pxjc [x_transferred]
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sd-wan-priv-E6e8tEdF
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sd-wan-priv-E6e8tEdF [vendor-advisory, x_transferred]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-20775 [government-resource]

Authoritative record: CVE-2022-20775 at cve.org

Vendors: cisco

Weaknesses: CWE-25

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