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CVE-2022-20775Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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

Exploited in the wild

CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Cisco SD-WAN Path Traversal Vulnerability.

Added
25 Feb 2026
Fix due (US federal)
27 Feb 2026
Used by ransomware
Not known

Please adhere to CISA’s guidelines to assess exposure and mitigate risks associated with Cisco SD-WAN devices as outlines in CISA’s Emergency Directive 26-03 (URL listed below in Notes) and CISA’s “Hunt & Hardening Guidance for Cisco SD-WAN Devices (URL listed below in Notes). Adhere to the applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are not available.

ENISA's EU Vulnerability Database lists it as exploited, from CISA's KEV, since 25 Feb 2026.

Public exploit

An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: it is being exploited.

Timeline

  1. ID reserved

    By cisco

  2. · 11 months later

    Published

  3. · 3 years later

    Added to CISA KEV

    Known exploited in the wild

  4. · 5 days later

    Record updated

Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2022-20775, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
ciscoCNA (assigner)3.1High7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVDNVD · Analyzed3.1High7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
12.0% · top 3.8% of all CVEs (14 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.

Affected products

  • Cisco · 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
    • affected 18.3.5
    • affected 19.0.0
    • affected 18.4.3
    • affected 19.1.0
    • affected 17.2.6
    • affected 18.3.3.1
    • affected 19.2.097
    • affected 20.1.1.1
    • affected 18.3.6
    • affected 19.2.0
    • affected 19.2.2
    • affected 20.1.11
    • affected 20.1.12
    • affected 19.1.0a
    • affected 19.2.3
    • and 72 more

  • Cisco · 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
    • affected 17.2.8
    • affected 18.3.3.1
    • affected 18.4.0
    • affected 18.3.1
    • affected 17.2.6
    • affected 17.2.9
    • affected 18.3.4
    • affected 17.2.5
    • affected 18.3.1.1
    • affected 18.3.5
    • affected 18.4.0.1
    • affected 18.3.3
    • affected 17.2.7
    • affected 17.2.4
    • affected 18.3.0
    • and 112 more

  • Cisco · 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
    • affected 17.2.7
    • affected 17.2.8
    • affected 17.2.9
    • affected 18.4.0
    • affected 17.2.6
    • affected 18.3.0
    • affected 17.2.4
    • affected 18.3.3
    • affected 19.2.3
    • affected 20.3.1
    • affected 20.1.2

  • Cisco · 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
    • affected 17.2.5
    • affected 18.4.0
    • affected 18.3.5
    • affected 18.3.3
    • affected 17.2.7
    • affected 17.2.6
    • affected 17.2.8
    • affected 18.3.0
    • affected 17.2.4
    • affected 19.2.3
    • affected 20.3.1
    • affected 20.1.2
    • affected 19.2.929
    • affected 19.2.31
    • affected 20.3.2
    • and 39 more

  • Cisco · 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
    • affected 18.3.8
    • affected 18.3.0
    • affected 18.4.3
    • affected 18.4.4
    • affected 19.2.1
    • affected 17.2.4
    • affected 18.3.4
    • affected 19.0.1a
    • affected 20.1.1
    • affected 17.2.7
    • affected 18.4.1
    • affected 19.2.0
    • affected 19.2.3
    • affected 20.3.1
    • affected 20.1.2
    • and 42 more

What to do

Exploitation: In February 2026, the Cisco PSIRT became aware of attempted exploitation of the vulnerability described in CVE-2022-20775. Cisco continues to strongly recommend that customers upgrade to a fixed software release to remediate this vulnerability.

References

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Sources

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