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CVE-2022-20775

Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Cisco / Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN · 18.3.1

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Severity
CVSS 7.8 · High
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
12.5%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2022-20775 is Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges. This...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.

Who is affected?

Cisco / Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 18.3.1.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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

Vendor Product Affected Status
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 20.5.1.1 Affected
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 20.6.2.1 Affected
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 20.3.4.2 Affected
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 20.4.2.2 Affected
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 20.6.2.2 Affected
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 20.5.1.2 Affected
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 20.7.1.1 Affected
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 20.3.5 Affected
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 20.6.3 Affected
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 20.7.2 Affected
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 20.6.3.1 Affected
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 20.6.4 Affected
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 20.3.6 Affected
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 20.6.5 Affected
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 20.3.7 Affected
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 20.6.5.1 Affected
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 20.6.4.1 Affected
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 20.6.3.2 Affected
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 20.4.2.3 Affected
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 20.6.1.2 Affected
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 20.3.4.3 Affected
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 20.6.5.2 Affected
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 20.3.3.2 Affected
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 20.3.7.1 Affected
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 20.3.5.1 Affected
Published
30 Sep 2022
Exploitation Reported
01 Jun 2026
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

Tags

cisa edge

CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-20775
  • cisco-sa-sd-wan-priv-E6e8tEdF sec.cloudapps.cisco.com · CVE Record https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurity...

Exploitation evidence

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Exploited in the wild

CVE

Recorded 01 Jun 2026

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CVE First 2026-06-01 11:08 UTC
CISA 2026-06-02 14:03 UTC

Detection

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Observed signals

Request targets
0
User-Agents
0

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Scanner coverage

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Virtual patch status

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

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

EPSS

12.5%

Weaknesses

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

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  2. Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  3. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  4. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "confidence": "Confirmed",
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  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
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