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CVE-2022-20775: Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Noroxi assessment

Priority: This week (action score 65/100)

  • CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Feb 25, 2026). Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Feb 27, 2026.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 11.9% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 96.1% of all records.
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Until a fix is released, restrict access to the affected component and follow the vendor's advisory.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges. This vulnerability is due to improper access controls on commands within the application CLI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a maliciously crafted command on the application CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the root user. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sd-wan-priv-E6e8tEdF

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.1KEVWeaponized No fix recorded
Published
Sep 30, 2022
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
11.9% · 96th percentile

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Action score

65

This week

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.

CVSS
31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV
30 / 30 · Listed
EPSS
4 / 30 · 11.9%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
7.8
CNA · cisco
7.8
agree

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Actively exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Feb 25, 2026. That signals real attacks, not theory.

Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Feb 27, 2026.

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Affected systems

Is your version affected?

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VendorProduct
cisco8818
ciscocatalyst sd-wan manager
ciscosd-wan vbond orchestrator
ciscosd-wan vedge cloud
ciscosd-wan vsmart controller
ciscosd-wan
ciscocatalyst 8000v edge
ciscocatalyst cg418-e
ciscocatalyst cg522-e
cisco1100-4g integrated services router
cisco1100-4p integrated services router
cisco1100-6g integrated services router

and 72 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • cisco catalyst sd-wan manager20.7 and later · before 20.7.2
  • cisco catalyst sd-wan managerbefore 20.6.3
  • cisco catalyst sd-wan manager20.8
  • cisco sd-wanbefore 20.6.3
  • cisco sd-wan20.7 and later · before 20.7.2
  • cisco sd-wan20.8
  • cisco sd-wan vbond orchestrator20.7 and later · before 20.7.2
  • cisco sd-wan vbond orchestratorbefore 20.6.3
  • cisco sd-wan vbond orchestrator20.8
  • cisco sd-wan vedge cloudbefore 20.6.3
  • cisco sd-wan vedge cloud20.7 and later · before 20.7.2
  • cisco sd-wan vedge cloud20.8
  • cisco sd-wan vsmart controller20.7 and later · before 20.7.2
  • cisco sd-wan vsmart controllerbefore 20.6.3
  • cisco sd-wan vsmart controller20.8

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (cisco). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN

    • 18.3.1, 19.2.1, 17.2.4, 19.3.0, 18.3.0, 18.3.4, 18.4.303, 18.4.0.1, 17.2.9, 18.3.7, 18.2.0, 17.2.10 … (+28)affected

  • Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager

    • 20.1.12, 19.2.1, 18.4.4, 18.4.5, 20.1.1.1, 20.1.1, 19.3.0, 19.2.2, 19.2.099, 18.3.6, 18.3.7, 19.2.0 … (+28)affected

  • Cisco Cisco SD-WAN vContainer

    • 18.4.5, 20.1.12, 18.3.6, 19.2.1, 19.3.0, 20.1.1, 19.2.2, 18.3.8, 18.4.3, 18.4.4, 18.4.302, 19.1.0 … (+24)affected

  • Cisco Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Cloud

    • 19.2.1, 20.1.12, 18.4.4, 19.3.0, 18.3.8, 19.2.2, 20.1.1, 18.3.6, 18.4.3, 18.4.302, 18.4.5, 18.4.303 … (+28)affected

  • Cisco Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Router

    • 18.4.303, 18.3.7, 19.3.0, 18.2.0, 20.1.12, 19.2.099, 17.2.10, 18.3.3, 18.3.6, 19.0.0, 17.2.6, 18.4.0 … (+28)affected

Same product

cisco: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2026-20182Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller Authentication Bypass VulnerabilityKEV
    98Now
  • CVE-2026-20127Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller Authentication Bypass VulnerabilityKEV
    96Now
  • CVE-2026-76504Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager System Account Authorization Bypass VulnerabilityKEV
    81Now

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2022-20734May 4, 2022 · Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software Information Disclosure Vulnerability
    17Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2022-20696Sep 8, 2022 · Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software Unauthenticated Access to Messaging Services Vulnerability
    35Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2022-20930Sep 30, 2022 · Cisco SD-WAN Software Arbitrary File Corruption Vulnerability
    26Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. CISA KEV+1243 d
  3. TodayNov 7, 2026+1499 d

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

—

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

  • CVE-2022-2069622 days apartCisco SD-WAN vManage Software Unauthenticated Access to Messaging Services Vulnerability
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2022-2083010 days apartCisco Software-Defined Application Visibility and Control on Cisco vManage Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
    21Monitor

Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-25 · Path Traversal: '/../filedir'

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

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