CVE-2022-20818
highMultiple vulnerabilities in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges.
Vendor / product: Cisco — sd-wan vbond orchestrator
Multiple vulnerabilities in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges. These vulnerabilities are due to improper access controls on commands within the application CLI. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by running a malicious command on the application CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the root user.
CVSS
7.8
7.8 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2022-09-30 19:15
Modified: 2026-11-03 22:17
NVD status: Modified
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-03 22:24 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
cisco / sd-wan_vbond_orchestrator <20.9
cisco / sd-wan_vmanage <20.9
cisco / sd-wan_vsmart_controller <20.9
cisco / sd-wan <20.9
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
References
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sd-wan-priv... psirt@cisco.com
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sd-wan-priv... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-03 22:24 UTC · record ↗

