Vulnerability · Published Apr 15, 2022 · Assigned by cisco

CVE-2022-20716Cisco SD-WAN Solution Improper Access Control Vulnerability

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity improper access control in Cisco SD-WAN Solution from Cisco. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Cisco	Cisco SD-WAN Solution	n/a

Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

20220413 Cisco SD-WAN Solution Improper Access Control Vulnerability vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO