CVE-2025-20122 | Cisco SD-WAN Manager - CLI Operational Intel

Executive Risk Summary

"A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager 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 and can be exploited by sending a crafted request to the CLI of the SD-WAN Manager."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Firmware Image

Target Asset Cisco SD-WAN Manager

Standard Path Global Firmware

Manual Verification Required

This is a non-Windows asset (Cisco). Use the target asset details and official path provided above to verify your current version against the official vendor advisories listed below.

Patch Impact Forecast

Reboot Required Likely

Network disruption possible during patching

Internal Work Notes

CVE-2025-20122: Privilege escalation vulnerability in Cisco SD-WAN Manager CLI, requiring patching to prevent root access

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Intelligence Sources

Official Advisoryhttps://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-priviesc-WCk7bmmt

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