Cisco SD-WAN Solution Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability
Published Jan 24, 2019
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.48%
Description
A vulnerability in the Cisco SD-WAN Solution could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the underlying operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation of the save command in the CLI of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by modifying the save command in the CLI of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the underlying operating system of an affected device and escalate their privileges to the root user.
Affected products
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco SD-WAN Solution | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- n/a
Configuration 2
- n/a
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 3
- n/a
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 4
- n/a
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 5
- < 18.4.0
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Nov 20, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.48% (0.03475) | 88.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.48% (0.03475) | 87.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.86% (0.01862) | 81.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.68% (0.03680) | 79.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.86% (0.01862) | 81.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 68.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 67.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 63.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.03% (0.09029) | 86.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.43% (0.03427) | 68.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.43% (0.03427) | 68.01th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.78% (0.00785) | 52.07th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.78% (0.00785) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106716 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190123-sdwan-file-write vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106716 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190123-sdwan-file-write | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory |
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