Sd Wan OrchestratorApplication · VMware
CVE-2020-4002
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe SD-WAN Orchestrator 3.3.2 prior to 3.3.2 P3, 3.4.x prior to 3.4.4, and 4.0.x prior to 4.0.1 handles system parameters in an insecure way. An authenticated SD-WAN Orchestrator user with high privileges may be able to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe SD-WAN Orchestrator has an insecure system parameter handling vulnerability that allows an authenticated high-privilege user to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system. This appears to be a command injection or code injection flaw in how the orchestrator processes system parameters.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Sd Wan OrchestratorApplication
>= 3.4.0, < 3.4.4>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.1= 3.3.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed SD-WAN Orchestrator versionAccess the orchestrator admin interface or use the system information command provided in the product documentation to retrieve the current software version.Affected if The installed version falls within any of these ranges: 3.3.2, 3.4.0 through 3.4.3, or 4.0.0.
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Verify whether high-privilege user accounts existReview the user management section of the orchestrator to list accounts with administrator or elevated privileges.Affected if One or more high-privilege user accounts are present in the system.
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Confirm the orchestrator is directly accessibleCheck network accessibility of the SD-WAN Orchestrator management interface or API endpoints.Affected if The orchestrator management interface is reachable from network segments where potential attackers could exist.
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Review recent authentication logs for high-privilege sessionsExamine authentication and audit logs for any sign-in events involving administrator-level accounts.Affected if High-privilege user accounts have been used to authenticate recently.
A user is affected if their SD-WAN Orchestrator version is 3.3.2, 3.4.0-3.4.3, or 4.0.0 AND the system has high-privilege user accounts configured and accessible.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data3.4.44.0.1
Upgrade SD-WAN Orchestrator to version 3.3.2 P3, 3.4.4, or 4.0.1 or later to patch the insecure parameter handling. Limit the number of high-privilege user accounts as a compensating control until patching is complete.
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Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-4002 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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