--- title: "CVE-2022-20775: Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege… | CubePath" 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…" language: en source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-20775 --- # CVE-2022-20775: Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege… | CubePath ## 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 Official description from the CVE record, published by cisco. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-20775) ## 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 | 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. | CVSS is owned and managed by FIRST.Org, Inc. (FIRST) and is used by permission. Each CVSS score on this site is shown together with its vector string, as published in the CVE record by the source named next to it. Learn more at [first.org/cvss](https://www.first.org/cvss/) . ### 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 names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CWE license. - [CWE-25](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/25.html) Path 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](https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sd-wan-priv-E6e8tEdF) (sec.cloudapps.cisco.com) - [20220928 Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities](https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sd-wan-priv-E6e8tEdF) (tools.cisco.com) vendor-advisory - [github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisori…](https://github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-wmjv-552v-pxjc) ## Timeline 1. ID reserved Nov 2, 2021 2. Record published Sep 30, 2022 3. Added to CISA KEV Feb 25, 2026 4. Record last updated Mar 2, 2026 ## Look up another CVE ## About CubePath CubePath is a cloud provider with data centers in Europe and the United States. It offers VPS, bare metal servers and DDoS protection. 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