Description
As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco Crosswork engineering team has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in a software hardening release that addresses multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities.

The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-20030 are related to improper neutralization of special elements used in a SQL command issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-89.
Published: 2026-08-19
Score: 10 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a classic SQL injection flaw caused by improper neutralization of special elements used within SQL commands, classified as CWE-89. An attacker who can supply crafted input to the affected components can manipulate backend database queries. If the attacker succeeds, the flaw could lead to unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion, potentially leading to significant disruption of system operations.

Affected Systems

The flaw affects Cisco Crosswork Planning, a network planning solution from Cisco. No specific affected versions are disclosed, so any deployment of Cisco Crosswork Planning remains potentially vulnerable until the hardening release is applied.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 10 indicates a critical severity, and the EPSS score indicates a very low but non‑zero exploitation probability (<1%). The lack of a KEV listing does not reduce the risk of exploitation. Based on the description, it is inferred that the vulnerability could be exposed through web or API interfaces that accept user‑supplied input incorporated into SQL statements. Exploitation would require only valid user credentials or publicly accessible endpoints, making it a high‑risk threat for organizations running Cisco Crosswork Planning.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 20, 2026 at 15:04 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the Cisco Crosswork Security Hardening Release that addresses the SQL injection flaw.
  • Ensure any custom database queries are rewritten to use parameterized statements and restrict SQL execution privileges to the minimum required roles.
  • Perform a security audit of custom code to identify and remediate any remaining SQL injection points.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 20, 2026 at 15:04 UTC.

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History

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cisco
Cisco cisco Crosswork Planning
Vendors & Products Cisco
Cisco cisco Crosswork Planning

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco Crosswork engineering team has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in a software hardening release that addresses multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-20030 are related to improper neutralization of special elements used in a SQL command issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-89.
Title Cisco Crosswork Security Hardening Release: August 2026
Weaknesses CWE-89
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 10, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Cisco Cisco Crosswork Planning
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-19T19:20:23.387Z

Reserved: 2025-10-08T11:59:15.353Z

Link: CVE-2026-20030

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Updated: 2026-08-19T18:31:51.289Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-08-19T17:18:38.957

Modified: 2026-08-20T13:01:19.947

Link: CVE-2026-20030

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Updated: 2026-08-20T15:15:03Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-89

    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')