RCE in Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager
CVE-2025-20213
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly Cisco SD-WAN vManage, could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the local file system of an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid read-only credentials with CLI access on the affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper access controls on files that are on the local file system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a series of crafted commands on the local file system of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the affected device and gain privileges of the root user. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to have CLI access as a low-privilege user.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (5.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 5.6% 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
- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-20213?
- CVE-2025-20213 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-05-07.
- How severe is CVE-2025-20213?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.