Cisco SD-WAN Solution Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN Solution could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate lower-level privileges to the root user on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization enforcement. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the targeted device and executing commands that could lead to elevated privileges. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to make configuration changes to the system as the root user.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco SD-WAN Solution | before 18.3.6 | 18.3.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- Cisco SD-WAN Solution VendorCisco Affected before 18.3.6 Fixed in 18.3.6 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:sd-wan_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 18.3.6 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:sd-wan_firmware:18.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.4.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:vedge-100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:vedge-1000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:vedge-2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:vedge-5000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:vedge_100b:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:vedge_100m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:vedge_100wm:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:sd-wan_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.3.6 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:sd-wan_firmware:18.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.4.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:vedge-100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:vedge-1000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:vedge-2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:vedge-5000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:vedge_100b:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:vedge_100m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:vedge_100wm:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Cisco SD-WAN Solution (Cisco) Fixed in 18.3.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1625
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mf76-jwrw-cxr8
References
More Cisco Sd-wan Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-12050 Cisco SD-WAN Solution vManage SQL Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2020-02938 Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-01028 Cisco SD-WAN Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-01027 Cisco SD-WAN Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-01005 Cisco SD-WAN Denial of Service Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2021-01001 Cisco SD-WAN Denial of Service Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
Sources
- CVE-2019-1625 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-1625 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mf76-jwrw-cxr8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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