CVE-2025-20187Network attack vector

Arbitrary file writes via API path traversal

Published May 7, 2025 · Updated May 7, 2025

Path traversal in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager allows remote authenticated users to write arbitrary files through application data APIs. The application data endpoints fail to validate API-supplied paths before using them as filesystem destinations, permitting traversal outside the intended directory. Any vulnerable release is exposed regardless of device configuration, but exploitation requires valid credentials and can modify files at attacker-chosen locations.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability1.25%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager allows remote authenticated users to write arbitrary files through application data APIs. The application data endpoints fail to validate API-supplied paths before using them as filesystem destinations, permitting traversal outside the intended directory. Any vulnerable release is exposed regardless of device configuration, but exploitation requires valid credentials and can modify files at attacker-chosen locations.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-20187
Published
May 7, 2025
Updated
May 7, 2025
Vendor
ClamAV
Product
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager
Classifications
CWE-22, T1105
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 7, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 7, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

Present is not the same as exploitable

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=17.2.10
  2. Affected versionversion=17.2.4
  3. Affected versionversion=17.2.5
  4. Affected versionversion=17.2.6
  5. Affected versionversion=17.2.7
  6. Affected versionversion=17.2.8
  7. Affected versionversion=17.2.9
  8. Affected versionversion=18.2.0
  9. Affected versionversion=18.3.0
  10. Affected versionversion=18.3.1
  11. Affected versionversion=18.3.1.1
  12. Affected versionversion=18.3.3
  13. Affected versionversion=18.3.3.1
  14. Affected versionversion=18.3.4
  15. Affected versionversion=18.3.5
  16. Affected versionversion=18.3.6
  17. Affected versionversion=18.3.6.1
  18. Affected versionversion=18.3.7
  19. Affected versionversion=18.3.8
  20. Affected versionversion=18.4.0
  21. Affected versionversion=18.4.0.1
  22. Affected versionversion=18.4.1
  23. Affected versionversion=18.4.3
  24. Affected versionversion=18.4.302
  25. Affected versionversion=18.4.303
  26. Affected versionversion=18.4.4
  27. Affected versionversion=18.4.5
  28. Affected versionversion=18.4.501_ES
  29. Affected versionversion=18.4.6
  30. Affected versionversion=19.0.0
  31. Affected versionversion=19.0.1a
  32. Affected versionversion=19.1.0
  33. Affected versionversion=19.2.0
  34. Affected versionversion=19.2.097
  35. Affected versionversion=19.2.098
  36. Affected versionversion=19.2.099
  37. Affected versionversion=19.2.1
  38. Affected versionversion=19.2.2
  39. Affected versionversion=19.2.3
  40. Affected versionversion=19.2.31
  41. Affected versionversion=19.2.32
  42. Affected versionversion=19.2.4
  43. Affected versionversion=19.2.4.0.1
  44. Affected versionversion=19.2.4.0.8
  45. Affected versionversion=19.2.4.0.9
  46. Affected versionversion=19.2.929
  47. Affected versionversion=19.3.0
  48. Affected versionversion=20.10.1
  49. Affected versionversion=20.10.1.1
  50. Affected versionversion=20.10.1.2
  51. Affected versionversion=20.10.1_LI_Images
  52. Affected versionversion=20.1.1
  53. Affected versionversion=20.1.1.1
  54. Affected versionversion=20.11.1
  55. Affected versionversion=20.11.1.1
  56. Affected versionversion=20.11.1.2
  57. Affected versionversion=20.11.1_LI_Images
  58. Affected versionversion=20.1.12
  59. Affected versionversion=20.1.2
  60. Affected versionversion=20.12.1
  61. Affected versionversion=20.12.1_LI_Images
  62. Affected versionversion=20.12.2
  63. Affected versionversion=20.12.2_LI_Images
  64. Affected versionversion=20.12.3
  65. Affected versionversion=20.12.3.1
  66. Affected versionversion=20.12.3_LI_Images
  67. Affected versionversion=20.12.4
  68. Affected versionversion=20.12.4.0.03
  69. Affected versionversion=20.12.401
  70. Affected versionversion=20.12.4.0.4
  71. Affected versionversion=20.12.4.1
  72. Affected versionversion=20.12.4.1_LI_Images
  73. Affected versionversion=20.12.4_LI_Images
  74. Affected versionversion=20.1.2_937
  75. Affected versionversion=20.1.3
  76. Affected versionversion=20.1.3.1
  77. Affected versionversion=20.13.1
  78. Affected versionversion=20.13.1_LI_Images
  79. Affected versionversion=20.14.1
  80. Affected versionversion=20.14.1_LI_Images
  81. Affected versionversion=20.15.1
  82. Affected versionversion=20.15.1_LI_Images
  83. Affected versionversion=20.3.1
  84. Affected versionversion=20.3.2
  85. Affected versionversion=20.3.2.0.5
  86. Affected versionversion=20.3.2.0.6
  87. Affected versionversion=20.3.2.1
  88. Affected versionversion=20.3.2.1_927
  89. Affected versionversion=20.3.2.1_930
  90. Affected versionversion=20.3.2_925
  91. Affected versionversion=20.3.2_928
  92. Affected versionversion=20.3.2_929
  93. Affected versionversion=20.3.2_937
  94. Affected versionversion=20.3.3
  95. Affected versionversion=20.3.3.0.14
  96. Affected versionversion=20.3.3.0.16
  97. Affected versionversion=20.3.3.0.17
  98. Affected versionversion=20.3.3.0.18
  99. Affected versionversion=20.3.3.0.8
  100. Affected versionversion=20.3.3.1
  101. Affected versionversion=20.3.3.1.1
  102. Affected versionversion=20.3.3.1.10
  103. Affected versionversion=20.3.3.1.2
  104. Affected versionversion=20.3.3.1.5
  105. Affected versionversion=20.3.3.1.7
  106. Affected versionversion=20.3.3.2
  107. Affected versionversion=20.3.4
  108. Affected versionversion=20.3.4.0.1
  109. Affected versionversion=20.3.4.0.11
  110. Affected versionversion=20.3.4.0.19
  111. Affected versionversion=20.3.4.0.20
  112. Affected versionversion=20.3.4.0.24
  113. Affected versionversion=20.3.4.0.25
  114. Affected versionversion=20.3.4.0.26
  115. Affected versionversion=20.3.4.0.5
  116. Affected versionversion=20.3.4.0.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

ClamAV · Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Managerversion=17.2.10; version=17.2.4; version=17.2.5; version=17.2.6; version=17.2.7; version=17.2.8; version=17.2.9; version=18.2.0; version=18.3.0; version=18.3.1; version=18.3.1.1; version=18.3.3; version=18.3.3.1; version=18.3.4; version=18.3.5; version=18.3.6; version=18.3.6.1; version=18.3.7; version=18.3.8; version=18.4.0; version=18.4.0.1; version=18.4.1; version=18.4.3; version=18.4.302; version=18.4.303; version=18.4.4; version=18.4.5; version=18.4.501_ES; version=18.4.6; version=19.0.0; version=19.0.1a; version=19.1.0; version=19.2.0; version=19.2.097; version=19.2.098; version=19.2.099; version=19.2.1; version=19.2.2; version=19.2.3; version=19.2.31; version=19.2.32; version=19.2.4; version=19.2.4.0.1; version=19.2.4.0.8; version=19.2.4.0.9; version=19.2.929; version=19.3.0; version=20.10.1; version=20.10.1.1; version=20.10.1.2; version=20.10.1_LI_Images; version=20.1.1; version=20.1.1.1; version=20.11.1; version=20.11.1.1; version=20.11.1.2; version=20.11.1_LI_Images; version=20.1.12; version=20.1.2; version=20.12.1; version=20.12.1_LI_Images; version=20.12.2; version=20.12.2_LI_Images; version=20.12.3; version=20.12.3.1; version=20.12.3_LI_Images; version=20.12.4; version=20.12.4.0.03; version=20.12.401; version=20.12.4.0.4; version=20.12.4.1; version=20.12.4.1_LI_Images; version=20.12.4_LI_Images; version=20.1.2_937; version=20.1.3; version=20.1.3.1; version=20.13.1; version=20.13.1_LI_Images; version=20.14.1; version=20.14.1_LI_Images; version=20.15.1; version=20.15.1_LI_Images; version=20.3.1; version=20.3.2; version=20.3.2.0.5; version=20.3.2.0.6; version=20.3.2.1; version=20.3.2.1_927; version=20.3.2.1_930; version=20.3.2_925; version=20.3.2_928; version=20.3.2_929; version=20.3.2_937; version=20.3.3; version=20.3.3.0.14; version=20.3.3.0.16; version=20.3.3.0.17; version=20.3.3.0.18; version=20.3.3.0.8; version=20.3.3.1; version=20.3.3.1.1; version=20.3.3.1.10; version=20.3.3.1.2; version=20.3.3.1.5; version=20.3.3.1.7; version=20.3.3.2; version=20.3.4; version=20.3.4.0.1; version=20.3.4.0.11; version=20.3.4.0.19; version=20.3.4.0.20; version=20.3.4.0.24; version=20.3.4.0.25; version=20.3.4.0.26; version=20.3.4.0.5; version=20.3.4.0.6

Published CVSS scores

6.5CiscoCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:X/RL:X/RC:X

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1105Ingress Tool Transfer

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