CVSS 3.1
7.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2022-20775
High (7.8) in Cisco SD-WAN. In CISA KEV since 2026-02-25. EPSS 12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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
Severity
- EPSS
- 12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 96% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CISA KEV
- listed 2026-02-25, due 2026-02-27
- CWEs
- CWE-22, CWE-25
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager
- cisco:sd-wan
- cisco:sd-wan_vbond_orchestrator
- cisco:sd-wan_vedge_cloud
- cisco:sd-wan_vsmart_controller
References
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sd-wan-priv-E6e8tEdF
- https://github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-wmjv-552v-pxjc
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sd-wan-priv-E6e8tEdF
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sd-wan-priv-E6e8tEdF
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sd-wan-priv-E6e8tEdF