Privilege escalation in Cisco Sd-Wan Solution
CVE-2020-3595
A vulnerability in Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root group on the underlying operating system. The vulnerability is due to incorrect permissions being set when the affected command is executed. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by executing the affected command on an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain root privileges.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (19.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 19.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-vepegr-4… (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-3595?
- CVE-2020-3595 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Sd-Wan Solution, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-11-06.
- How severe is CVE-2020-3595?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.