CVE-2025-20122 | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly Cisco SD-WAN vManage, could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain privileges of the root user on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An authenticated attacker with read-only privileges on the SD-WAN Manager system could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the CLI of the SD-WAN Manager. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain root privileges on the underlying operating system.

Published: 2025-05-07 Last update: 2025-07-31 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-20122 is rated Low Risk (38/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-20122

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-03 0.01% 0.06% +0.05%
2 2025-05-08 — 0.01% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-20122

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-20122

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-20122

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 17.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:17.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 17.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:17.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 17.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:17.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 17.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:17.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 17.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:17.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 17.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:17.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 17.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:17.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 18.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 18.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 18.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 18.3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 18.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 18.3.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 18.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 18.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 18.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 18.3.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 18.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 18.3.8 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 18.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 18.4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 18.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 18.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 18.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 18.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 18.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 18.4.302 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.302:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 18.4.303 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.303:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 18.4.501_es cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.501_es:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 19.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 19.0.1a cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.0.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 19.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 19.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 19.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 19.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 19.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 19.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 19.2.4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 19.2.4.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 19.2.4.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 19.2.31 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 19.2.32 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 19.2.097 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.097:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 19.2.098 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.098:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 19.2.099 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.099:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 19.2.929 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.929:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 19.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.1.2_937 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.1.2_937:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.1.12 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.3.2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.3.2.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.3.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.3.2.1_927 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.2.1_927:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.3.2.1_930 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.2.1_930:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.3.2_925 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.2_925:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.3.2_928 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.2_928:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.3.2_929 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.2_929:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.3.2_937 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.2_937:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.3.3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.3.3.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.3.3.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.3.3.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.3.3.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.3.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.3.3.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.3.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.3.3.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.3.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.3.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.3.3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.3.3.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.3.3.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.3.3.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.3.3.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.3.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager 20.3.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-20122

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