Exploited vulnerability · CISA KEV

Is CVE-2022-20775 exploited? Yes: in CISA KEV since 25 Feb 2026

Gociux · Cisco SD-WAN · data: CISA KEV, CVE record, FIRST EPSS

Yes. CVE-2022-20775, Cisco SD-WAN Path Traversal Vulnerability, is being exploited in the wild. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 25 Feb 2026, 1244 days after it was published. It affects Cisco SD-WAN. If you run it, CISA's required action is: Please adhere to CISA’s guidelines to assess exposure and mitigate risks associated with Cisco SD-WAN devices as outlines in CISA’s Emergency Directive 26-03 (URL listed below in Notes) and CISA’s “Hunt & Hardening Guidance for Cisco SD-WAN Devices (URL listed below in Notes). Adhere to the applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are not available.

What it is

Cisco SD-WAN CLI contains a path traversal vulnerability that could allow an authenticated local attacker to gain elevated privileges via improper access controls on commands within the application CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the root user.

What to do

1. Check whether you run it. Look for SD-WAN in your asset inventory, including appliances and cloud images. Stack check lists every exploited Cisco CVE at once.
2. Apply the fix. Please adhere to CISA’s guidelines to assess exposure and mitigate risks associated with Cisco SD-WAN devices as outlines in CISA’s Emergency Directive 26-03 (URL listed below in Notes) and CISA’s “Hunt & Hardening Guidance for Cisco SD-WAN Devices (URL listed below in Notes). Adhere to the applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are not available.
3. If you can't patch today, take the affected service off the internet or restrict who can reach it, and check its logs for signs of compromise since 30 Sep 2022.
4. Get told next time. Email alerts when CISA adds a CVE for Cisco.

References

• www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/supplemental-direction-ed-26-03-hunt
• www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/csa/cisco-sa-sd-wan-priv-E6e8tEdF.html
• nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20775

Sources: CISA KEV (exploitation, ransomware use, required action, due date), the CVE record (publication date, CVSS, CNA), NVD and FIRST EPSS (live score). More: all KEV additions in February 2026 · Cisco scorecard · act-now radar.