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CVE-2022-20775: Cisco SD-WAN Path Traversal Vulnerability

Cisco SD-WAN · in CISA KEV since 2026-02-25

2026-02-25added to KEV

2026-02-27federal remediation due date

12.47%EPSS exploit probability (30 days) 96.0th percentile

7.8 HIGHCVSS 3.1

Unknownknown ransomware use

1,244days from NVD publication to KEV

What it is

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.

Required action (CISA)

Please adhere to CISA’s guidelines to assess exposure and mitigate risks associated with Cisco SD-WAN devices as outlines in CISA’s Emergency Directive 26-03 (URL listed below in Notes) and CISA’s “Hunt & Hardening Guidance for Cisco SD-WAN Devices (URL listed below in Notes). Adhere to the applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are not available.

CWE	CWE-25;CWE-282
CVSS vector	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
NVD published	2022-09-30 (Analyzed)

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