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There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.\r\nhttps://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sd-wan-priv-E6e8tEdF","provenance":"source","from":"NVD"},"summary":{"text":"A flaw in the command-line interface of Cisco SD-WAN Software stems from improper access controls on commands within the application CLI. 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