Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager up to 20.15.1_LI_Images CLI channel accessible

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager. The affected element is an unknown function of the component CLI. Performing a manipulation results in channel accessible. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-20122. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager. This affects some unknown processing of the component CLI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a channel accessible vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-300. The product does not adequately verify the identity of actors at both ends of a communication channel, or does not adequately ensure the integrity of the channel, in a way that allows the channel to be accessed or influenced by an actor that is not an endpoint. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-20122 since 10/10/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/01/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1557 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 235483 (Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Privilege Escalation (cisco-sa-sdwan-priviesc-WCk7bmmt)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (235483). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Class: Channel accessible
CWE: CWE-300
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 235483
Nessus Name: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Privilege Escalation (cisco-sa-sdwan-priviesc-WCk7bmmt)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/10/2024 🔍
05/07/2025 +209 days 🔍
05/07/2025 +0 days 🔍
08/01/2025 +85 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-sdwan-priviesc-WCk7bmmt
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-20122 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-20122
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-307929

Entryinfo

Created: 05/07/2025 20:21
Updated: 08/01/2025 01:48
Changes: 05/07/2025 20:21 (64), 05/08/2025 16:30 (2), 08/01/2025 01:48 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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