Improper access control in Cisco SD-WAN Software

1) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU67746

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20775

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in the CLI. A local user can bypass implemented security restrictions and execute arbitrary commands as the root user.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco SD-WAN: 18.4.0 - 20.8

Cisco SD-WAN vBond Orchestrator: All versions

Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Cloud Router: All versions

Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Routers: All versions

Cisco SD-WAN vManage: All versions

Cisco SD-WAN vSmart Controller: All versions

External links

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sd-wan-priv-E6e8tEdF

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to open a a specially crafted file.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.