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CVE-2022-20775

HIGH ⌖ ON CISA KEV · EXPLOITED
DETAIL
SourceCISA-KEV · kev Published2026-02-25 Referencehttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20775 ↗
⚡ RCE ⌖ EXPLOITED IN THE WILD SHAME 90/100 rceexploited-in-wildprivilege-escalation

Cisco SD-WAN CLI exposed to path traversal, allowing local attackers to escalate privileges and execute commands as root.

Cisco SD-WAN suffered a local privilege escalation vulnerability, enabling attackers to gain root access via the CLI. This could lead to unauthorized system modifications and operations.

Shame score — Critical local privilege escalation in widely-deployed SD-WAN, with no indication of patching or mitigation.

▸ RECOMMENDED ACTION  Actively exploited (CISA KEV) — remediate now, ahead of your normal patch cycle.

DESCRIPTION

Cisco SD-WAN CLI contains a path traversal vulnerability that could allow an authenticated local attacker to gain elevated privileges via improper access controls on commands within the application CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the root user.

AFFECTED FEDRAMP PRODUCTS · 9
PRODUCTSTATUS
AppDynamics GovAPM
AppDynamics (a Cisco company)
Authorized
Cisco Cloudlock for Government
Cisco Systems Inc.
Authorized
Cisco Meraki for Government
Cisco Systems Inc.
In Process
Cisco SD-WAN for Government
Cisco Systems Inc.
In Process
Cisco Umbrella for Government
Cisco Systems Inc.
In Process
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Cloud for Government (Cisco UCM Cloud for Government)
Cisco Systems Inc.
Authorized
Duo Federal
Duo Security (A Cisco Company)
Authorized
WebEx Contact Center Enterprise for Government (WxCCE-G)
Cisco Systems Inc.
In Process
Webex for Government
Cisco Systems Inc.
Authorized