QID 317226

QID 317226: Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (cisco-sa-sd-wan-priv-E6e8tEdF)(CVE-2022-20818)

Multiple vulnerabilities in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges.

Affected Products
Following Cisco products if they were running the vulnerable release:
SD-WAN vBond Orchestrator Software
SD-WAN vEdge Cloud Routers
SD-WAN vEdge Routers
SD-WAN vManage Software
SD-WAN vSmart Controller Software
Note: Support only for SD-WAN vManage and vedge-100-M.

QID detection logic:
The QID checks for Cisco SD WAN version retrieved via Unix Auth using "show system status" command

A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the root user.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.6 severity.
  • Solution

    Customers are advised to refer to cisco-sa-sd-wan-priv-E6e8tEdF for more information.

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