Path traversal in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager

1) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU109194

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20187

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the application data endpoints. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and write arbitrary files on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco SD-WAN vManage: 20.9 - 20.15

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_sd-wan_vmanage:20.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_sd-wan_vmanage:20.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwanarbfile-2zKhKZwJ

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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