Vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager
CVE-2025-20122
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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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 (4.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager — versions 17.2.4, 17.2.5, 17.2.6
- Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager — versions 20.1.12, 19.2.1, 18.4.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-20122?
- CVE-2025-20122 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager, classified under Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-05-07.
- How severe is CVE-2025-20122?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.