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CVE-2022-20818

Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

Published: Sep 30, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-25
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 56.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
0 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges. These vulnerabilities are due to improper access controls on commands within the application CLI. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by running a malicious command on the application CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the root user.

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-25CWE-22

Affected Products

Cisco SD-WAN SolutionCiscoNetworking Infrastructure
Catalyst SD-WAN ManagerCisco Systems Inc.Networking Infrastructure
SD-WAN vBond Orchestrator SoftwareCisco Systems Inc.Networking Infrastructure
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN ControllerCisco Systems Inc.Networking Infrastructure
SD-WAN vEdge CloudCisco Systems Inc.Networking Infrastructure
ciscocommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco systems inc.
cisco systems inc.commercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco
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Attack Graph

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Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sd-wan-priv-E6e8tEdF
tools.cisco.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20818
nvd.nist.gov

Timeline

Published
Sep 30, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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