CVE-2022-20850 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-20850: Cisco SD-WAN Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco SD-WAN Solution
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published September 30, 2022
Last update November 1, 2024
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CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of stand-alone Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software and Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to delete arbitrary files from the file system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting arbitrary file path information when using commands in the CLI of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files from the file system of the affected device.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 30, 2022 CVE published
November 1, 2024 Record updated