CVE-2022-20818

highpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.006 · 50 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · PoC

Likely / severe?

0.63% (50th) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

22 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisco_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-26

Multiple vulnerabilities in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges. These vulnerabilities are due to improper access controls on commands within the application CLI. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by running a malicious command on the application CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as 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 vContainercisco_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

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

v3.17.4highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Psecondary · 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-22USprimaryCWE-22USCWE-25US

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

mbadanoiu/CVE-2022-20818CVE-2022-20818: Local Privilege Escalation via Partial File Read in Cisco SD-WANPoC · poc_in_github

affected products (22)

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 vContainerall 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. Catalyst SD-WAN Manager≤ 20.8fstec_bduRU
Cisco Systems Inc. Catalyst SD-WAN Manager20.6 → 20.6.3fstec_bduRU
Cisco Systems Inc. Catalyst SD-WAN Manager20.7 → 20.7.2fstec_bduRU
Cisco Systems Inc. Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller≤ 20.8fstec_bduRU
Cisco Systems Inc. Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller≤ 20.6 до 20.6.3fstec_bduRU
Cisco Systems Inc. Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller20.7 → 20.7.2fstec_bduRU
Cisco Systems Inc. SD-WAN vBond Orchestrator Software≤ 20.8fstec_bduRU
Cisco Systems Inc. SD-WAN vBond Orchestrator Software20.6 → 20.6.3fstec_bduRU
Cisco Systems Inc. SD-WAN vBond Orchestrator Software20.7 → 20.7.2fstec_bduRU
Cisco Systems Inc. SD-WAN vEdge Cloud≤ 20.8fstec_bduRU
Cisco Systems Inc. SD-WAN vEdge Cloud20.6 → 20.6.3fstec_bduRU
Cisco Systems Inc. SD-WAN vEdge Cloud20.7 → 20.7.2fstec_bduRU
cisco sd-wan< 20.9nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco sd-wan vbond orchestrator< 20.9nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vbond_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

cisco-sa-sd-wan-priv-E6e8tEdFCisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities2022-09-28csaf · cisco_csafUS
Multiple vulnerabilities in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges. These vulnerabilities are due to improper access controls on commands within the application CLI. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by running a malicious 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 these vulnerabilities. There are no workarounds that address these vulnerabilities.

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 2022-09-30modified 2026-06-17

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references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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