Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly Cisco SD-WAN vManage, could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the local file system of an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid read-only credentials with CLI access on the affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper access controls on files that are on the local file system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a series of crafted commands on the local file system of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the affected device and gain privileges of the root user. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to have CLI access as a low-privilege user. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-20213US | medium5.5 | — | ||
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly Cisco SD-WAN vManage, could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the local f… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- Security Vulnerability Policyexternal
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Certificate Validation Vulnerabilityexternal
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerabilityself
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilityexternal
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Arbitrary File Creation Vulnerabilityexternal
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Reflected HTML Injection Vulnerabilityexternal
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilityexternal
- Cisco Security Vulnerability Policyexternal
remediations (1)
- FixedCisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
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