CVE-2025-20187
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.013 · 70 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the application data endpoints of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly Cisco SD-WAN vManage, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to write arbitrary files to an affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of requests to APIs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to an API within the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to conduct directory traversal attacks and write files to an arbitrary location on the affected system.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Catalyst SD-WAN Managercisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
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affected products (227)
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advisories (2)
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- 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-sdwanarbfile-2zKhKZwJCisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Arbitrary File Creation Vulnerability2025-05-07csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the application data endpoints of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly Cisco SD-WAN vManage, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to write arbitrary files to an affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of requests to APIs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to an API within the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to conduct directory traversal attacks and write files to an arbitrary location on the affected system. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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references (4)
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- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwanarbfile-2zKhKZwJcnnvd
- https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/index.htmlPatchcnnvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwanarbfile-2zKhKZwJenisa_euvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwanarbfile-2zKhKZwJVendor Advisorynvd
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