CVE-2020-3115 Cisco SD-WAN Solution Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

High 8.8 Published Updated

An authenticated local attacker can elevate privileges to root on Cisco SD-WAN vManage by sending a crafted file due to insufficient input validation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-3115?

CVE-2020-3115 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco SD-WAN Solution, published on 26 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-269, CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3115?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Sd-Wan Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-3115?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3115 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-3115 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3115 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jccc-2hj6-5h7m.

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