#VU62344 Improper Privilege Management in Cisco SD-WAN vManage - CVE-2022-20739
Published: April 15, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62344
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20739
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco SD-WAN vManage
Cisco SD-WAN vManage
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc
Cisco Systems, Inc
Description
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 updates from vendor's website.