CVE-2022-20775
Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Basic Information
- CVE State
- PUBLISHED
- Reserved Date
- November 02, 2021
- Published Date
- September 30, 2022
- Last Updated
- March 02, 2026
- Vendor
- Cisco
- Product
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, Cisco SD-WAN vContainer, Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Cloud, Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Router
- 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
- Tags
- Exploitation
- active
- Technical Impact
- total
- Exploited in the Wild
- Yes (2026-06-01 11:08:34 UTC) Source
cisa
CVSS Scores
CVSS v3.1
7.8 - HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC Information
Exploit Status
Known Exploited Vulnerability Information
| Source | Added Date |
|---|---|
| CVE | 2026-06-01 11:08:34 UTC |
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