SB2022041501 - Privilege escalation in Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software
Published: April 15, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022041501
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20739)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to a file leveraged by a root user is executed when a low-privileged user runs specific commands. A local user can inject arbitrary commands to a specific file, then wait until an admin user executes specific commands and gain elevated privileges on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.