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.
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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: 0.002 (11.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 11.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sd-wan-f… (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.