Cisco SD-WAN Solution Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
A vulnerability in Cisco SD-WAN Solution software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root on the underlying operating system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain root-level privileges.
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Cisco SD-WAN Solution software contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing authenticated local attackers to gain root access via crafted request.
Vulnerability
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Cisco SD-WAN Solution software due to insufficient input validation. An authenticated local attacker can send a crafted request to an affected system to exploit this flaw. The vulnerability affects all versions of Cisco SD-WAN Solution software prior to the fixed releases [1].
Exploitation
An attacker must have local access to the affected system and valid authentication credentials. The attacker then sends a specially crafted request to the system, which triggers the input validation flaw, allowing privilege escalation [1].
Impact
Successful exploitation allows the attacker to gain root-level privileges on the underlying operating system, resulting in full compromise of the affected device [1].
Mitigation
Cisco has released free software updates to address this vulnerability. Customers should upgrade to the fixed version as specified in the Cisco Security Advisory [1]. No workarounds are available. Customers with service contracts should obtain updates through normal channels; those without should contact Cisco TAC [1].
AI Insight generated on May 25, 2026. Synthesized from this CVE's description and the cited reference URLs; citations are validated against the source bundle.
Affected products
2- Cisco/Cisco SD-WAN Solutionv5Range: n/a
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
1- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwpresc-ySJGvE9mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO
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