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CVE-2020-26074

Cisco SD-WAN vManage Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Published: Nov 18, 2024Updated: Aug 4, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-250
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 91.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
0 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A vulnerability in system file transfer functions of Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain escalated privileges on the underlying operating system. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of path input to the system file transfer functions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending requests that contain specially crafted path variables to the vulnerable system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files, allowing the attacker to modify the system in such a way that could allow the attacker to gain escalated privileges.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-250

Affected Products

Cisco SD-WANCisco Systems Inc.Networking Infrastructure
catalyst sd-wan managerciscoNetworking Infrastructure
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN ManagerCiscoNetworking Infrastructure
cisco systems inc.commercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco
ciscocommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco systems inc.

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Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-vmanage-escalation-Jhqs5Skf
tools.cisco.com
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asa-ssl-dos-7uZWwSEy
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-vmanage-escalation-Jhqs5Skf
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com

Timeline

Published
Nov 18, 2024
Last Updated
Aug 4, 2025

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