CVE-2020-3115

Root privilege escalation via crafted file

Published Jan 26, 2020 · Updated Nov 15, 2024

Privilege escalation in Cisco SD-WAN Solution vManage 18.4.1 allows local users to gain root privileges through a crafted file. The vManage CLI insufficiently validates the file, but Cisco has not disclosed the affected command, file format, or exact validation failure. Exploitation requires authenticated local CLI access and grants root control of the underlying operating system.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.33%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Cisco SD-WAN Solution vManage 18.4.1 allows local users to gain root privileges through a crafted file. The vManage CLI insufficiently validates the file, but Cisco has not disclosed the affected command, file format, or exact validation failure. Exploitation requires authenticated local CLI access and grants root control of the underlying operating system.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-3115
Published
Jan 26, 2020
Updated
Nov 15, 2024
Vendor
ClamAV
Product
Cisco SD-WAN
Classifications
CWE-264, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 26, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 15, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <n/a

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

ClamAV · Cisco SD-WANversion=unspecified <n/a

Published CVSS scores

8.8CiscoCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:X/RL:X/RC:X

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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