CVE-2022-20716: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 products

• Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager: affected versions not specified
• Cisco SD-WAN: from 18.4, before 20.6.1 (fixed in 20.6.1); from 20.7, before 20.7.1 (fixed in 20.7.1)
• Cisco SD-WAN Solution: affected versions not specified
• Cisco SD-WAN Vbond Orchestrator: affected versions not specified
• Cisco SD-WAN Vedge Cloud: affected versions not specified
• Cisco SD-WAN Vedge Router: affected versions not specified
• Cisco SD-WAN Vsmart Controller Software: affected versions not specified

Published 2022-04-15. Last modified 2026-06-17.