Live › vulnerability › CVE-2022-20775
Go to dashboardCisco SD-WAN's CLI has a path traversal flaw in how it controls access to some commands. A local user who already has an account can run arbitrary commands as root.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 5h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
Please adhere to CISA’s guidelines to assess exposure and mitigate risks associated with Cisco SD-WAN devices as outlines in CISA’s Emergency Directive 26-03 (URL listed below in Notes) and CISA’s “Hunt & Hardening Guidance for Cisco SD-WAN Devices (URL listed below in Notes). Adhere to the applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are not available.
| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| cisco catalyst sd-wan manager | vendor | < 20.6.3 | 20.6.3 |
| cisco catalyst sd-wan manager | vendor | >= 20.7, < 20.7.2 | 20.7.2 |
| cisco catalyst sd-wan manager | vendor | = 20.8 | – |
| cisco sd-wan vbond orchestrator | vendor | < 20.6.3 | 20.6.3 |
| cisco sd-wan vbond orchestrator |
| vendor |
| >= 20.7, < 20.7.2 |
| 20.7.2 |
| cisco sd-wan vbond orchestrator | vendor | = 20.8 | – |
| cisco sd-wan vedge cloud | vendor | < 20.6.3 | 20.6.3 |
| cisco sd-wan vedge cloud | vendor | >= 20.7, < 20.7.2 | 20.7.2 |
| cisco sd-wan vedge cloud | vendor | = 20.8 | – |
| cisco sd-wan vsmart controller | vendor | < 20.6.3 | 20.6.3 |
| cisco sd-wan vsmart controller | vendor | >= 20.7, < 20.7.2 | 20.7.2 |
| cisco sd-wan vsmart controller | vendor | = 20.8 | – |
| cisco sd-wan | vendor | < 20.6.3 | 20.6.3 |
| cisco sd-wan | vendor | >= 20.7, < 20.7.2 | 20.7.2 |
| cisco sd-wan | vendor | = 20.8 | – |
| Cisco SD-WAN | vendor | – | – |
Unknown from the sources.
Upgrade to 20.6.3 / 20.7.2
Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
Cisco SD-WAN CLI contains a path traversal vulnerability that could allow an authenticated local attacker to gain elevated privileges via improper access controls on commands within the application CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the root user.
CISA required action: Please adhere to CISA’s guidelines to assess exposure and mitigate risks associated with Cisco SD-WAN devices as outlines in CISA’s Emergency Directive 26-03 (URL listed below in Notes) and CISA’s “Hunt & Hardening Guidance for Cisco SD-WAN Devices (URL listed below in Notes). Adhere to the applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are not available.
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