High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 6, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-3593
CVE-2020-3593
Description
A vulnerability in Cisco SD-WAN 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 a utility that is running on an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain root privileges.
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Affected products
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References
1- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-vepescm-BjgQm4vJnvdPatchVendor Advisory
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