CVE-2022-20696 Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software Unauthenticated Access to Messaging Services Vulnerability
Unauthenticated adjacent attackers can access messaging services to inject messages, causing configuration changes or system reloads in Cisco SD-WAN vManage.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-20696?
CVE-2022-20696 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager, published on 8 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the binding configuration of Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software containers could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker who has access to the VPN0 logical network to also access the messaging service ports on an affected system. This vulnerability exists because the messaging server container ports on an affected system lack sufficient protection mechanisms. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to the messaging service ports of the affected system. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must be able to send network traffic to interfaces within the VPN0 logical network. This network may be restricted to protect logical or physical adjacent networks, depending on device deployment configuration. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view and inject messages into the messaging service, which can cause configuration changes or cause the system to reload.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20696?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager, Cisco Sd-Wan Vmanage.
How do I fix CVE-2022-20696?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-20696 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2022-20696 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20696 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager
- CVE-2026-20182 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2026-20127 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller and Manager Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2026-76504 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Hex Encoding
- CVE-2026-20245 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
- CVE-2022-20775 Cisco SD-WAN Path Traversal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5jcq-9vgg-wvh8.