What is CVE-2022-20716?

CVE-2022-20716 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-04-15.

How severe is CVE-2022-20716?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager

CVE-2022-20716

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain escalated privileges. This vulnerability is due to improper access control on files within the affected system. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by modifying certain files on the vulnerable device. If successful, the attacker could gain escalated privileges and take actions on the system with the privileges of the root user.

EPSS: 0.002 (11.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20716?: CVE-2022-20716 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-04-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-20716?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.