CVE-2022-20775

Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVSS 3.1 High 7.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

Key data

CVSS 3.1 High 7.8

Score published by cisco in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector: Local
The attacker needs local access to the system, or to trick a user into running something.
Attack complexity: Low
No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required: Low
A basic user account is needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Scope: Unchanged
The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: High
Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact: High
Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact: High
Serious or total effect on availability.

Metric	Value	What it means
Attack vector	Local	The attacker needs local access to the system, or to trick a user into running something.
Attack complexity	Low	No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required	Low	A basic user account is needed.
User interaction	None	No action from any user is needed.
Scope	Unchanged	The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact	High	Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact	High	Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact	High	Serious or total effect on availability.

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EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score: 0.11984 (12.0% probability)
Percentile: 96.2%
Scores of: Nov 10, 2026
Model: v2026.06.15

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Name in the catalog: Cisco SD-WAN Path Traversal Vulnerability
Added to the catalog: Feb 25, 2026
Federal due date: Feb 27, 2026

CISA assessment as of Feb 26, 2026

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation: Recorded by CISA as active
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE-25Path Traversal: '/../filedir'

Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
- affected: 18.3.1
- affected: 19.2.1
- affected: 17.2.4
- affected: 19.3.0
- affected: 18.3.0
- affected: 18.3.4
- affected: 18.4.303
- affected: 18.4.0.1
- affected: 17.2.9
- affected: 18.3.7
- affected: 18.2.0
- affected: 17.2.10
- affected: 18.4.5
- affected: 18.4.0
- affected: 17.2.5
- affected: 18.3.8
- affected: 18.4.4
- affected: 18.4.302
- affected: 17.2.7
- affected: 19.2.098
- affected: 20.1.1
- affected: 19.2.099
- affected: 18.3.3
- affected: 18.4.1
- affected: 17.2.8
- and 87 more
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager
- affected: 20.1.12
- affected: 19.2.1
- affected: 18.4.4
- affected: 18.4.5
- affected: 20.1.1.1
- affected: 20.1.1
- affected: 19.3.0
- affected: 19.2.2
- affected: 19.2.099
- affected: 18.3.6
- affected: 18.3.7
- affected: 19.2.0
- affected: 18.3.8
- affected: 19.0.0
- affected: 19.1.0
- affected: 18.4.302
- affected: 18.4.303
- affected: 19.2.097
- affected: 19.2.098
- affected: 17.2.10
- affected: 18.3.6.1
- affected: 19.0.1a
- affected: 18.2.0
- affected: 18.4.3
- affected: 18.4.1
- and 127 more
Cisco SD-WAN vContainer
- affected: 18.4.5
- affected: 20.1.12
- affected: 18.3.6
- affected: 19.2.1
- affected: 19.3.0
- affected: 20.1.1
- affected: 19.2.2
- affected: 18.3.8
- affected: 18.4.3
- affected: 18.4.4
- affected: 18.4.302
- affected: 19.1.0
- affected: 18.4.303
- affected: 19.2.0
- affected: 19.2.098
- affected: 17.2.10
- affected: 18.3.7
- affected: 18.3.1
- affected: 19.2.099
- affected: 19.2.097
- affected: 18.3.4
- affected: 18.2.0
- affected: 18.3.5
- affected: 18.4.1
- affected: 17.2.5
- and 11 more
Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Cloud
- affected: 19.2.1
- affected: 20.1.12
- affected: 18.4.4
- affected: 19.3.0
- affected: 18.3.8
- affected: 19.2.2
- affected: 20.1.1
- affected: 18.3.6
- affected: 18.4.3
- affected: 18.4.302
- affected: 18.4.5
- affected: 18.4.303
- affected: 19.2.098
- affected: 19.1.0
- affected: 17.2.10
- affected: 19.0.1a
- affected: 19.2.099
- affected: 18.3.7
- affected: 19.2.097
- affected: 18.3.1
- affected: 19.2.0
- affected: 17.2.9
- affected: 18.3.4
- affected: 18.2.0
- affected: 18.4.1
- and 54 more
Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Router
- affected: 18.4.303
- affected: 18.3.7
- affected: 19.3.0
- affected: 18.2.0
- affected: 20.1.12
- affected: 19.2.099
- affected: 17.2.10
- affected: 18.3.3
- affected: 18.3.6
- affected: 19.0.0
- affected: 17.2.6
- affected: 18.4.0
- affected: 19.1.01
- affected: 19.2.098
- affected: 18.3.1
- affected: 18.4.302
- affected: 19.2.2
- affected: 18.3.5
- affected: 17.2.9
- affected: 19.1.0
- affected: 20.1.11
- affected: 19.2.097
- affected: 18.4.5
- affected: 17.2.5
- affected: 17.2.8
- and 57 more

References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

cisco-sa-sd-wan-priv-E6e8tEdF (sec.cloudapps.cisco.com)
20220928 Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities (tools.cisco.com)vendor-advisory
github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisori…

Timeline

ID reservedNov 2, 2021
Record publishedSep 30, 2022
Added to CISA KEVFeb 25, 2026
Record last updatedMar 2, 2026

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