CVE-2025-20122

highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.002 · 5 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.15% (5th) EPSS
CVSS 7.8 · high
Is it mine?
598 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly Cisco SD-WAN vManage, could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain privileges of the root user on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An authenticated attacker with read-only privileges on the SD-WAN Manager system could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the CLI of the SD-WAN Manager. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain root privileges on the underlying operating system.

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remediations

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

A vendor fix is available.

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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

v3.17.8highAV: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
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ssvc

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

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

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-300USCWE-300US
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affected products (598)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • WID-SEC-W-2025-0963Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-05-07csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager ausnutzen, um erweiterte Rechte zu erlangen, Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriffe durchzuführen, Daten zu manipulieren und vertrauliche Informationen preiszugeben.

  • cisco-sa-sdwan-priviesc-WCk7bmmtCisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability2025-05-07csaf · cisco_csafUS

    A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly Cisco SD-WAN vManage, could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain privileges of the root user on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An authenticated attacker with read-only privileges on the SD-WAN Manager system could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the CLI of the SD-WAN Manager. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain root privileges on the underlying operating system. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducert_bundcisco_csafNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2025-05-07modified 2026-06-17
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references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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