CVE-2020-3593 Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
An authenticated local attacker can exploit insufficient input validation in Cisco SD-WAN to gain root privileges on the underlying operating system.
- 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-2020-3593?
CVE-2020-3593 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco SD-WAN Solution, published on 6 Nov 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root on the underlying operating system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to a utility that is running on an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain root privileges.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3593?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Sd-Wan.
How do I fix CVE-2020-3593?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3593 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-3593 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3593 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco SD-WAN Solution
- CVE-2020-3374 Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software Authorization Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2018-15387 Cisco SD-WAN Solution Certificate Validation Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-1624 Cisco SD-WAN Solution Command Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-1650 Cisco SD-WAN Solution Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability
- CVE-2020-3180 Cisco SD-WAN Solution Software Static Credentials Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5v2v-7328-v95x.