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CVE-2022-20775

Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

  • High 7.8
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 25 Feb 2026

Description

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

Key facts

Published
30 Sep 2022
Last changed
2 Mar 2026
Assigned by
cisco
KEV added
25 Feb 2026
KEV fix due
27 Feb 2026
EPSS
11.984% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 96.193% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 7.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom the CNA (cisco)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

  • Please adhere to CISA’s guidelines to assess exposure and mitigate risks associated with Cisco SD-WAN devices as outlines in CISA’s Emergency Directive 26-03 (URL listed below in Notes) and CISA’s “Hunt & Hardening Guidance for Cisco SD-WAN Devices (URL listed below in Notes). Adhere to the applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are not available.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
CiscoCisco Catalyst SD-WAN
  • Default status: unknown
  • 18.3.1 (affected)
  • 19.2.1 (affected)
  • 17.2.4 (affected)
  • 19.3.0 (affected)
  • 18.3.0 (affected)
  • 18.3.4 (affected)
  • 18.4.303 (affected)
  • 18.4.0.1 (affected)
  • 17.2.9 (affected)
  • 18.3.7 (affected)
  • 18.2.0 (affected)
  • 17.2.10 (affected)
  • 18.4.5 (affected)
  • 18.4.0 (affected)
  • 17.2.5 (affected)
  • 18.3.8 (affected)
  • 18.4.4 (affected)
  • 18.4.302 (affected)
  • 17.2.7 (affected)
  • 19.2.098 (affected)
  • 20.1.1 (affected)
  • 19.2.099 (affected)
  • 18.3.3 (affected)
  • 18.4.1 (affected)
  • 17.2.8 (affected)
  • 18.3.5 (affected)
  • 19.0.0 (affected)
  • 18.4.3 (affected)
  • 19.1.0 (affected)
  • 17.2.6 (affected)
  • 18.3.3.1 (affected)
  • 19.2.097 (affected)
  • 20.1.1.1 (affected)
  • 18.3.6 (affected)
  • 19.2.0 (affected)
  • 19.2.2 (affected)
  • 20.1.11 (affected)
  • 20.1.12 (affected)
  • 19.1.0a (affected)
  • 19.2.3 (affected)
  • 17.3.1ESM1 (affected)
  • 20.3.1 (affected)
  • 17.3.1ESM2 (affected)
  • 17.2.1LA (affected)
  • 20.1.2 (affected)
  • 17.3.1ESM3 (affected)
  • 19.2.929 (affected)
  • 19.2.31 (affected)
  • 20.3.2 (affected)
  • 19.2.32 (affected)
  • 17.3.2ESM1 (affected)
  • 20.3.2.1 (affected)
  • 18.4.6 (affected)
  • 20.4.1 (affected)
  • 17.3.2ESM2 (affected)
  • 19.2.4 (affected)
  • 20.4.1.1 (affected)
  • 20.3.3 (affected)
  • 20.3.809 (affected)
  • 20.3.3.1 (affected)
  • 20.5.1 (affected)
  • 20.3.811 (affected)
  • 20.1.3 (affected)
  • 20.4.1.2 (affected)
  • 17.4.2.2527 (affected)
  • 17.4.2ES1 (affected)
  • 17.3.2ESM3 (affected)
  • 20.4.2 (affected)
  • 20.3.4 (affected)
  • 20.6.1 (affected)
  • 20.6.1.1 (affected)
  • 20.6.2 (affected)
  • 20.7.1 (affected)
  • 20.4.2.1 (affected)
  • 20.3.4.1 (affected)
  • 20.5.1.1 (affected)
  • 20.6.2.1 (affected)
  • 20.3.4.2 (affected)
  • 20.4.2.2 (affected)
  • 20.6.2.2 (affected)
  • 20.5.1.2 (affected)
  • 20.7.1.1 (affected)
  • 20.3.5 (affected)
  • 20.6.3 (affected)
  • 20.7.2 (affected)
  • 20.6.3.1 (affected)
  • 20.6.4 (affected)
  • 20.3.6 (affected)
  • 20.6.5 (affected)
  • 20.3.7 (affected)
  • 20.6.5.1 (affected)
  • 20.6.4.1 (affected)
  • 20.6.3.2 (affected)
  • 20.4.2.3 (affected)
  • 20.6.1.2 (affected)
  • 20.3.4.3 (affected)
  • 20.6.5.2 (affected)
  • 20.3.3.2 (affected)
  • 20.3.7.1 (affected)
  • 20.3.5.1 (affected)
  • 20.1.3.1 (affected)
  • 20.6.5.3 (affected)
  • 20.6.3.3 (affected)
  • 20.3.7.2 (affected)
  • 20.6.5.4 (affected)
  • 20.6.4.2 (affected)
  • 20.6.5.5 (affected)
  • 20.6.3.4 (affected)
  • 20.3.8 (affected)
  • 20.6.6 (affected)
  • 20.6.7 (affected)
  • 20.6.8 (affected)
CiscoCisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager
  • Default status: unknown
  • 20.1.12 (affected)
  • 19.2.1 (affected)
  • 18.4.4 (affected)
  • 18.4.5 (affected)
  • 20.1.1.1 (affected)
  • 20.1.1 (affected)
  • 19.3.0 (affected)
  • 19.2.2 (affected)
  • 19.2.099 (affected)
  • 18.3.6 (affected)
  • 18.3.7 (affected)
  • 19.2.0 (affected)
  • 18.3.8 (affected)
  • 19.0.0 (affected)
  • 19.1.0 (affected)
  • 18.4.302 (affected)
  • 18.4.303 (affected)
  • 19.2.097 (affected)
  • 19.2.098 (affected)
  • 17.2.10 (affected)
  • 18.3.6.1 (affected)
  • 19.0.1a (affected)
  • 18.2.0 (affected)
  • 18.4.3 (affected)
  • 18.4.1 (affected)
  • 17.2.8 (affected)
  • 18.3.3.1 (affected)
  • 18.4.0 (affected)
  • 18.3.1 (affected)
  • 17.2.6 (affected)
  • 17.2.9 (affected)
  • 18.3.4 (affected)
  • 17.2.5 (affected)
  • 18.3.1.1 (affected)
  • 18.3.5 (affected)
  • 18.4.0.1 (affected)
  • 18.3.3 (affected)
  • 17.2.7 (affected)
  • 17.2.4 (affected)
  • 18.3.0 (affected)
  • 19.2.3 (affected)
  • 18.4.501_ES (affected)
  • 20.3.1 (affected)
  • 20.1.2 (affected)
  • 19.2.929 (affected)
  • 19.2.31 (affected)
  • 20.3.2 (affected)
  • 19.2.32 (affected)
  • 20.3.2_925 (affected)
  • 20.3.2.1 (affected)
  • 20.3.2.1_927 (affected)
  • 18.4.6 (affected)
  • 20.1.2_937 (affected)
  • 20.4.1 (affected)
  • 20.3.2_928 (affected)
  • 20.3.2_929 (affected)
  • 20.4.1.0.1 (affected)
  • 20.3.2.1_930 (affected)
  • 19.2.4 (affected)
  • 20.5.0.1.1 (affected)
  • 20.4.1.1 (affected)
  • 20.3.3 (affected)
  • 19.2.4.0.1 (affected)
  • 20.3.2_937 (affected)
  • 20.3.3.1 (affected)
  • 20.5.1 (affected)
  • 20.1.3 (affected)
  • 20.3.3.0.4 (affected)
  • 20.3.3.1.2 (affected)
  • 20.3.3.1.1 (affected)
  • 20.4.1.2 (affected)
  • 20.3.3.0.2 (affected)
  • 20.4.1.1.5 (affected)
  • 20.4.1.0.01 (affected)
  • 20.4.1.0.02 (affected)
  • 20.3.3.1.7 (affected)
  • 20.3.3.1.5 (affected)
  • 20.5.1.0.1 (affected)
  • 20.3.3.1.10 (affected)
  • 20.3.3.0.8 (affected)
  • 20.4.2 (affected)
  • 20.4.2.0.1 (affected)
  • 20.3.4 (affected)
  • 20.3.3.0.14 (affected)
  • 19.2.4.0.8 (affected)
  • 19.2.4.0.9 (affected)
  • 20.3.4.0.1 (affected)
  • 20.3.2.0.5 (affected)
  • 20.6.1 (affected)
  • 20.5.1.0.2 (affected)
  • 20.3.3.0.17 (affected)
  • 20.6.1.1 (affected)
  • 20.6.0.18.3 (affected)
  • 20.3.2.0.6 (affected)
  • 20.6.0.18.4 (affected)
  • 20.4.2.0.2 (affected)
  • 20.3.3.0.16 (affected)
  • 20.3.4.0.5 (affected)
  • 20.6.1.0.1 (affected)
  • 20.3.4.0.6 (affected)
  • 20.6.2 (affected)
  • 20.7.1EFT2 (affected)
  • 20.3.4.0.9 (affected)
  • 20.3.4.0.11 (affected)
  • 20.4.2.0.4 (affected)
  • 20.3.3.0.18 (affected)
  • 20.7.1 (affected)
  • 20.6.2.1 (affected)
  • 20.3.4.1 (affected)
  • 20.5.1.1 (affected)
  • 20.4.2.1 (affected)
  • 20.4.2.1.1 (affected)
  • 20.3.4.1.1 (affected)
  • 20.3.813 (affected)
  • 20.3.4.0.19 (affected)
  • 20.4.2.2.1 (affected)
  • 20.5.1.2 (affected)
  • 20.3.4.2 (affected)
  • 20.3.814 (affected)
  • 20.4.2.2 (affected)
  • 20.6.2.2 (affected)
  • 20.3.4.2.1 (affected)
  • 20.7.1.1 (affected)
  • 20.3.4.1.2 (affected)
  • 20.6.2.2.2 (affected)
  • 20.3.4.0.20 (affected)
  • 20.6.2.2.3 (affected)
  • 20.4.2.2.2 (affected)
  • 20.3.5 (affected)
  • 20.6.2.0.4 (affected)
  • 20.4.2.2.3 (affected)
  • 20.3.4.0.24 (affected)
  • 20.6.2.2.7 (affected)
  • 20.6.3 (affected)
  • 20.3.4.2.2 (affected)
  • 20.4.2.2.4 (affected)
  • 20.7.1.0.2 (affected)
  • 20.3.5.0.8 (affected)
  • 20.3.5.0.9 (affected)
  • 20.3.5.0.7 (affected)
  • 20.3.6 (affected)
  • 20.3.7 (affected)
  • 20.3.5.1 (affected)
  • 20.3.4.3 (affected)
  • 20.3.3.2 (affected)
  • 20.3.7.1 (affected)
  • 20.3.4.0.25 (affected)
  • 20.6.2.2.4 (affected)
  • 20.6.1.2 (affected)
  • 20.3.4.0.26 (affected)
  • 20.3.7.2 (affected)
  • 20.3.8 (affected)
CiscoCisco SD-WAN vContainer
  • Default status: unknown
  • 18.4.5 (affected)
  • 20.1.12 (affected)
  • 18.3.6 (affected)
  • 19.2.1 (affected)
  • 19.3.0 (affected)
  • 20.1.1 (affected)
  • 19.2.2 (affected)
  • 18.3.8 (affected)
  • 18.4.3 (affected)
  • 18.4.4 (affected)
  • 18.4.302 (affected)
  • 19.1.0 (affected)
  • 18.4.303 (affected)
  • 19.2.0 (affected)
  • 19.2.098 (affected)
  • 17.2.10 (affected)
  • 18.3.7 (affected)
  • 18.3.1 (affected)
  • 19.2.099 (affected)
  • 19.2.097 (affected)
  • 18.3.4 (affected)
  • 18.2.0 (affected)
  • 18.3.5 (affected)
  • 18.4.1 (affected)
  • 17.2.5 (affected)
  • 17.2.7 (affected)
  • 17.2.8 (affected)
  • 17.2.9 (affected)
  • 18.4.0 (affected)
  • 17.2.6 (affected)
  • 18.3.0 (affected)
  • 17.2.4 (affected)
  • 18.3.3 (affected)
  • 19.2.3 (affected)
  • 20.3.1 (affected)
  • 20.1.2 (affected)
CiscoCisco SD-WAN vEdge Cloud
  • Default status: unknown
  • 19.2.1 (affected)
  • 20.1.12 (affected)
  • 18.4.4 (affected)
  • 19.3.0 (affected)
  • 18.3.8 (affected)
  • 19.2.2 (affected)
  • 20.1.1 (affected)
  • 18.3.6 (affected)
  • 18.4.3 (affected)
  • 18.4.302 (affected)
  • 18.4.5 (affected)
  • 18.4.303 (affected)
  • 19.2.098 (affected)
  • 19.1.0 (affected)
  • 17.2.10 (affected)
  • 19.0.1a (affected)
  • 19.2.099 (affected)
  • 18.3.7 (affected)
  • 19.2.097 (affected)
  • 18.3.1 (affected)
  • 19.2.0 (affected)
  • 17.2.9 (affected)
  • 18.3.4 (affected)
  • 18.2.0 (affected)
  • 18.4.1 (affected)
  • 17.2.5 (affected)
  • 18.4.0 (affected)
  • 18.3.5 (affected)
  • 18.3.3 (affected)
  • 17.2.7 (affected)
  • 17.2.6 (affected)
  • 17.2.8 (affected)
  • 18.3.0 (affected)
  • 17.2.4 (affected)
  • 19.2.3 (affected)
  • 20.3.1 (affected)
  • 20.1.2 (affected)
  • 19.2.929 (affected)
  • 19.2.31 (affected)
  • 20.3.2 (affected)
  • 19.2.32 (affected)
  • 18.4.6 (affected)
  • 20.4.1 (affected)
  • 19.2.4 (affected)
  • 20.4.1.1 (affected)
  • 20.3.3 (affected)
  • 20.5.1 (affected)
  • 20.1.3 (affected)
  • 20.4.1.2 (affected)
  • 20.4.2 (affected)
  • 20.3.4 (affected)
  • 20.6.1 (affected)
  • 20.6.2 (affected)
  • 20.7.1 (affected)
  • 20.3.5 (affected)
  • 20.6.3 (affected)
  • 20.7.2 (affected)
  • 20.6.4 (affected)
  • 20.3.6 (affected)
  • 20.6.5 (affected)
  • 20.3.7 (affected)
  • 20.4.2.3 (affected)
  • 20.3.4.3 (affected)
  • 20.6.4.1 (affected)
  • 20.6.3.2 (affected)
  • 20.3.5.1 (affected)
  • 20.6.5.2 (affected)
  • 20.3.7.1 (affected)
  • 20.3.3.2 (affected)
  • 20.6.1.2 (affected)
  • 20.1.3.1 (affected)
  • 20.6.5.3 (affected)
  • 20.6.3.3 (affected)
  • 20.3.7.2 (affected)
  • 20.6.5.4 (affected)
  • 20.3.8 (affected)
  • 20.6.6 (affected)
  • 20.6.7 (affected)
  • 20.6.8 (affected)
CiscoCisco SD-WAN vEdge Router
  • Default status: unknown
  • 18.4.303 (affected)
  • 18.3.7 (affected)
  • 19.3.0 (affected)
  • 18.2.0 (affected)
  • 20.1.12 (affected)
  • 19.2.099 (affected)
  • 17.2.10 (affected)
  • 18.3.3 (affected)
  • 18.3.6 (affected)
  • 19.0.0 (affected)
  • 17.2.6 (affected)
  • 18.4.0 (affected)
  • 19.1.01 (affected)
  • 19.2.098 (affected)
  • 18.3.1 (affected)
  • 18.4.302 (affected)
  • 19.2.2 (affected)
  • 18.3.5 (affected)
  • 17.2.9 (affected)
  • 19.1.0 (affected)
  • 20.1.11 (affected)
  • 19.2.097 (affected)
  • 18.4.5 (affected)
  • 17.2.5 (affected)
  • 17.2.8 (affected)
  • 18.3.8 (affected)
  • 18.3.0 (affected)
  • 18.4.3 (affected)
  • 18.4.4 (affected)
  • 19.2.1 (affected)
  • 17.2.4 (affected)
  • 18.3.4 (affected)
  • 19.0.1a (affected)
  • 20.1.1 (affected)
  • 17.2.7 (affected)
  • 18.4.1 (affected)
  • 19.2.0 (affected)
  • 19.2.3 (affected)
  • 20.3.1 (affected)
  • 20.1.2 (affected)
  • 19.2.929 (affected)
  • 19.2.31 (affected)
  • 20.3.2 (affected)
  • 19.2.32 (affected)
  • 18.4.6 (affected)
  • 20.4.1 (affected)
  • 19.2.4 (affected)
  • 20.4.1.1 (affected)
  • 20.3.3 (affected)
  • 20.5.1 (affected)
  • 20.1.3 (affected)
  • 20.4.1.2 (affected)
  • 20.4.2 (affected)
  • 20.3.4 (affected)
  • 20.6.1 (affected)
  • 20.6.2 (affected)
  • 20.7.1 (affected)
  • 20.7.1.2 (affected)
  • 20.3.5 (affected)
  • 20.6.3 (affected)
  • 20.7.2 (affected)
  • 20.6.4 (affected)
  • 20.3.6 (affected)
  • 20.6.5 (affected)
  • 20.3.7 (affected)
  • 20.6.5.1 (affected)
  • 20.3.3.2 (affected)
  • 20.6.4.1 (affected)
  • 20.6.3.2 (affected)
  • 20.3.4.3 (affected)
  • 20.6.5.2 (affected)
  • 20.3.7.1 (affected)
  • 20.3.5.1 (affected)
  • 20.6.1.2 (affected)
  • 20.6.5.3 (affected)
  • 20.6.3.3 (affected)
  • 20.3.7.2 (affected)
  • 20.6.5.4 (affected)
  • 20.3.8 (affected)
  • 20.6.6 (affected)
  • 20.6.7 (affected)
  • 20.6.8 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 30 Sep 2022 Published
  2. 25 Feb 2026 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

References