CVE-2023-20098

MEDIUM
6
CVSS Score
Published: May 9, 2023 at 01:12 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:29 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorCatalyst Sd WAN ManagerCisco SD-WAN vManage

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Severity
MEDIUM6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco SDWAN vManage Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to delete arbitrary files. This vulnerability is due to improper filtering of directory traversal character sequences within system commands. An attacker with administrative privileges could exploit this vulnerability by running a system command containing directory traversal character sequences to target an arbitrary file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files from the system, including files owned by root.

Affected

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

v < 20.9.120.9.120.9.2
Affected range stops below 20.9.1, 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:

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-24CWE-22

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