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HIGHCISA KEV
Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Record summary
CVE-2022-20775 has a selected CVSS score of 7.8 (high). CISA lists CVE-2022-20775 in KEV.
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
Description source: CVE List
Exploitation context
Known exploitation
- CISA KEV
- Listed · Feb 25, 2026 · CISA
- VulnCheck KEV
- Listed · Feb 25, 2026 · VulnCheck
- Reported exploitation
- Observed · VulnCheck
CISA SSVC decision
ExploitationActive
AutomatableNo
Technical impactTotal
CISA Coordinator · SSVC 2.0.3 · Evaluated Feb 26, 2026 · Source: CVE List
Affected products and versions
6| Product | Source | Version range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Cisco Catalyst SD-WANBrowse Cisco / Cisco Catalyst SD-WANDefault status: unknown | CVE List | 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 | ||
| Showing 12 of 112 version ranges | |||
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN ManagerBrowse Cisco / Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN ManagerDefault status: unknown | CVE List | 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 | ||
| Showing 12 of 152 version ranges | |||
Cisco SD-WAN vContainerBrowse Cisco / Cisco SD-WAN vContainerDefault status: unknown | CVE List | 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 | ||
| Showing 12 of 36 version ranges | |||
Cisco SD-WAN vEdge CloudBrowse Cisco / Cisco SD-WAN vEdge CloudDefault status: unknown | CVE List | 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 | ||
| Showing 12 of 79 version ranges | |||
Cisco SD-WAN vEdge RouterBrowse Cisco / Cisco SD-WAN vEdge RouterDefault status: unknown | CVE List | 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 | ||
| Showing 12 of 82 version ranges | |||
SD-WANBrowse Cisco / SD-WAN | CISA | Version data not supplied | |
References
5nvd.nist.gov
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20775 cisco-sa-sd-wan-priv-E6e8tEdF
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sd-wan-priv-E6e8tEdF 20220928 Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation VulnerabilitiesVendor advisory
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sd-wan-priv-E6e8tEdF cisa.govGovernment resource
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-20775