Cisco SD-WAN Solution Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264 and CWE-269.
Summary
A vulnerability in the CLI of the Cisco SD-WAN Solution vManage software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root-level privileges on the underlying operating system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted file to the affected system. An exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root-level privileges.
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 | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco SD-WAN Solution VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:sd-wan_firmware:18.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.4.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:sd-wan_firmware:19.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.1.0 | 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-100b:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 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_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:18.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.4.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:sd-wan_firmware:19.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.1.0 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-100b:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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_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
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Cisco SD-WAN Solution n/a
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-09429 Cisco SD-WAN vManage Command Injection VulnerabilityPriority LOW 36
- TI-2019-09420 Cisco SD-WAN Solution SQL Injection VulnerabilityPriority LOW 30
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-3115
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jccc-2hj6-5h7m
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-2020-3115 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-3115 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jccc-2hj6-5h7m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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