CVE-2022-20850

highpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.002 · 11 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.21% (11th) EPSS

CVSS 7.1 · high

Is it mine?

27 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisco_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability in the CLI of stand-alone Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software and Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to delete arbitrary files from the file system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting arbitrary file path information when using commands in the CLI of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files from the file system of the affected device.

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 IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN 16.9.1 when installed on Cisco 1000 Series Integrated Services Routerscisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN 16.9.1 when installed on Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routerscisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN 16.9.1 when installed on Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routerscisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN 16.9.1 when installed on Cisco Integrated Services Virtual Routercisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN 16.9.2 when installed on Cisco 1000 Series Integrated Services Routerscisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN 16.9.2 when installed on Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routerscisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN 16.9.2 when installed on Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routerscisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN 16.9.2 when installed on Cisco Integrated Services Virtual Routercisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN 16.9.3 when installed on Cisco 1000 Series Integrated Services Routerscisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN 16.9.3 when installed on Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routerscisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN 16.9.3 when installed on Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routerscisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN 16.9.3 when installed on Cisco Integrated Services Virtual Routercisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN 16.9.4 when installed on Cisco 1000 Series Integrated Services Routerscisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN 16.9.4 when installed on Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routerscisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN 16.9.4 when installed on Cisco Integrated Services Virtual 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.

7.1

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.5–7.1

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.2

v3.15.5mediumAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 1.8 · impact 3.6

v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US

ssvc

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

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-20USprimaryCWE-20USCWE-22US

affected products (27)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 27

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

cisco-sa-arb-file-delete-VB2rVcQvCisco SD-WAN Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability2022-09-28csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the CLI of stand-alone Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software and Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to delete arbitrary files from the file system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting arbitrary file path information when using commands in the CLI of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files from the file system of the affected device. 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 CVE.org MITRE

published 2022-09-30modified 2026-06-17

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references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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