CVE-2022-20716

Cisco SD-WAN Solution Improper Access Control Vulnerability

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 15, 2022 at 02:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:24 AM UTC
7 products affected across 1 vendorCatalyst Sd WAN ManagerCisco SD-WAN SolutionSd WAN

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

18.4 ≤ v < 20.6.120.7 ≤ v < 20.7.1
Affected range stops below 20.6.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 20.7.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHcisco
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284NVD-CWE-Other

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