Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 15, 2022· Updated Nov 6, 2024
Cisco SD-WAN Solution Improper Access Control Vulnerability
CVE-2022-20716
Description
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.
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References
1- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sd-wan-file-access-VW36d28Pmitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO
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