CVE-2025-20122 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

High 7.8 Published 7 May 2025 Updated 26 Feb 2026

An authenticated local attacker can exploit insufficient input validation in the CLI 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-2025-20122?

CVE-2025-20122 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager, published on 7 May 2025. 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 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly Cisco SD-WAN vManage, 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. An authenticated attacker with read-only privileges on the SD-WAN Manager system could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the CLI of the SD-WAN Manager. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain root privileges on the underlying operating system.

Weakness: CWE-300

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20122?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2025-20122?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20122 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-20122 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20122 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-mmr9-p6pg-2mp3.