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CVE-2022-20850

Cisco SD-WAN Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

Published: Sep 30, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-22
NVD MITRE
5.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 90.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
0 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of stand-alone Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software and Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to delete arbitrary files from the file system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting arbitrary file path information when using commands in the CLI of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files from the file system of the affected device.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

CWE-22CWE-20

Affected Products

Cisco SD-WAN SolutionCiscoNetworking Infrastructure
sd-wan vbond orchestratorciscoNetworking Infrastructure
sd-wan vmanageciscoNetworking Infrastructure
sd-wan vsmart controllerciscoNetworking Infrastructure
ios xe sd-wanciscoNetworking Infrastructure
ciscocommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco systems inc.
and 5 more affected products View all →

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Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Collection
Discovery
Initial Access
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References

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-arb-file-delete-VB2rVcQv
tools.cisco.com
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-arb-file-delete-VB2rVcQv
tools.cisco.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20850
nvd.nist.gov

Timeline

Published
Sep 30, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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