CVE-2022-20716

highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.002 · 12 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.22% (12th) EPSS

CVSS 7.2 · high

Is it mine?

14 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisco_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain escalated privileges. This vulnerability is due to improper access control on files within the affected system. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by modifying certain files on the vulnerable device. If successful, the attacker could gain escalated privileges and take actions on the system with the privileges of the root user.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedCisco Catalyst SD-WANcisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco Catalyst SD-WAN Managercisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco SD-WAN vEdge Cloudcisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco SD-WAN vEdge Routercisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.07.2highAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 10

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-284USCWE-284US

affected products (14)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WANall versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Managerall versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Cloudall versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Routerall versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco Cisco SD-WAN Solution≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
Cisco Systems Inc. Cisco SD-WAN18.4 → 20.6.1fstec_bduRU
cisco catalyst sd-wan managerall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco sd-wan18.4 → 20.6.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco sd-wan20.7 → 20.7.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco sd-wan solutionall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_solution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco sd-wan vbond orchestratorall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vbond_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco sd-wan vedge cloudall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vedge_cloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco sd-wan vedge routerall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vedge_router:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco sd-wan vsmart controller softwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vsmart_controller_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

cisco-sa-sd-wan-file-access-VW36d28PCisco SD-WAN Solution Improper Access Control Vulnerability2022-04-13csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain escalated privileges. This vulnerability is due to improper access control on files within the affected system. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by modifying certain files on the vulnerable device. If successful, the attacker could gain escalated privileges and take actions on the system with the privileges of the root user. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cisco_csaf nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2022-04-15modified 2026-06-17

references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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