CVE-2026-20129 - Vulnerability Details

- Cisco Catayst SD-WAN Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Description

A vulnerability in the API user authentication of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain access to an affected system as a user who has the netadmin role.

The vulnerability is due to improper authentication for requests that are sent to the API. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the API of an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands with the privileges of the netadmin role.
Note: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager releases 20.18 and later are not affected by this vulnerability. 

Published: 2026-02-25

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

Impact

The flaw is an improper authentication bug in the Catalyst SD‑WAN Manager API that permits an unauthenticated attacker to send a crafted request and receive a session that has netadmin rights. The resulting capabilities are the same as a legitimate netadmin user, enabling the attacker to run arbitrary management commands, alter configuration, and potentially disrupt network services. This represents a high‑impact privilege escalation that could compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the SD‑WAN fabric.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects Cisco Catalyst SD‑WAN Manager versions older than 20.18, including 20.12.6 and earlier releases. Versions 20.18 and later are not vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 9.8 indicates a critical severity, while the EPSS score of less than 1% suggests a low probability of real‑world exploitation at this time. The flaw is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog, but the attack vector is remote via HTTP(S) to the API endpoint, requiring no privileged network access. An attacker must simply identify an exposed SD‑WAN Manager instance and send the crafted API request to elevate privileges.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Cisco

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager

unknown

Version	Status	Constraints
`20.1.12`	affected	—
`19.2.1`	affected	—
`18.4.4`	affected	—
`18.4.5`	affected	—
`20.1.1.1`	affected	—
`20.1.1`	affected	—
`19.3.0`	affected	—
`19.2.2`	affected	—
`19.2.099`	affected	—
`18.3.6`	affected	—
`18.3.7`	affected	—
`19.2.0`	affected	—
`18.3.8`	affected	—
`19.0.0`	affected	—
`19.1.0`	affected	—
`18.4.302`	affected	—
`18.4.303`	affected	—
`19.2.097`	affected	—
`19.2.098`	affected	—
`17.2.10`	affected	—
`18.3.6.1`	affected	—
`19.0.1a`	affected	—
`18.2.0`	affected	—
`18.4.3`	affected	—
`18.4.1`	affected	—
`17.2.8`	affected	—
`18.3.3.1`	affected	—
`18.4.0`	affected	—
`18.3.1`	affected	—
`17.2.6`	affected	—
`17.2.9`	affected	—
`18.3.4`	affected	—
`17.2.5`	affected	—
`18.3.1.1`	affected	—
`18.3.5`	affected	—
`18.4.0.1`	affected	—
`18.3.3`	affected	—
`17.2.7`	affected	—
`17.2.4`	affected	—
`18.3.0`	affected	—
`19.2.3`	affected	—
`18.4.501_ES`	affected	—
`20.3.1`	affected	—
`20.1.2`	affected	—
`19.2.929`	affected	—
`19.2.31`	affected	—
`20.3.2`	affected	—
`19.2.32`	affected	—
`20.3.2_925`	affected	—
`20.3.2.1`	affected	—
`20.3.2.1_927`	affected	—
`18.4.6`	affected	—
`20.1.2_937`	affected	—
`20.4.1`	affected	—
`20.3.2_928`	affected	—
`20.3.2_929`	affected	—
`20.4.1.0.1`	affected	—
`20.3.2.1_930`	affected	—
`19.2.4`	affected	—
`20.5.0.1.1`	affected	—
`20.4.1.1`	affected	—
`20.3.3`	affected	—
`19.2.4.0.1`	affected	—
`20.3.2_937`	affected	—
`20.3.3.1`	affected	—
`20.5.1`	affected	—
`20.1.3`	affected	—
`20.3.3.0.4`	affected	—
`20.3.3.1.2`	affected	—
`20.3.3.1.1`	affected	—
`20.4.1.2`	affected	—
`20.3.3.0.2`	affected	—
`20.4.1.1.5`	affected	—
`20.4.1.0.01`	affected	—
`20.4.1.0.02`	affected	—
`20.3.3.1.7`	affected	—
`20.3.3.1.5`	affected	—
`20.5.1.0.1`	affected	—
`20.3.3.1.10`	affected	—
`20.3.3.0.8`	affected	—
`20.4.2`	affected	—
`20.4.2.0.1`	affected	—
`20.3.4`	affected	—
`20.3.3.0.14`	affected	—
`19.2.4.0.8`	affected	—
`19.2.4.0.9`	affected	—
`20.3.4.0.1`	affected	—
`20.3.2.0.5`	affected	—
`20.6.1`	affected	—
`20.5.1.0.2`	affected	—
`20.3.3.0.17`	affected	—
`20.6.1.1`	affected	—
`20.6.0.18.3`	affected	—
`20.3.2.0.6`	affected	—
`20.6.0.18.4`	affected	—
`20.4.2.0.2`	affected	—
`20.3.3.0.16`	affected	—
`20.3.4.0.5`	affected	—
`20.6.1.0.1`	affected	—
`20.3.4.0.6`	affected	—
`20.6.2`	affected	—
`20.7.1EFT2`	affected	—
`20.3.4.0.9`	affected	—
`20.3.4.0.11`	affected	—
`20.4.2.0.4`	affected	—
`20.3.3.0.18`	affected	—
`20.7.1`	affected	—
`20.6.2.1`	affected	—
`20.3.4.1`	affected	—
`20.5.1.1`	affected	—
`20.4.2.1`	affected	—
`20.4.2.1.1`	affected	—
`20.3.4.1.1`	affected	—
`20.3.813`	affected	—
`20.3.4.0.19`	affected	—
`20.4.2.2.1`	affected	—
`20.5.1.2`	affected	—
`20.3.4.2`	affected	—
`20.3.814`	affected	—
`20.4.2.2`	affected	—
`20.6.2.2`	affected	—
`20.3.4.2.1`	affected	—
`20.7.1.1`	affected	—
`20.3.4.1.2`	affected	—
`20.6.2.2.2`	affected	—
`20.3.4.0.20`	affected	—
`20.6.2.2.3`	affected	—
`20.4.2.2.2`	affected	—
`20.3.5`	affected	—
`20.6.2.0.4`	affected	—
`20.4.2.2.3`	affected	—
`20.3.4.0.24`	affected	—
`20.6.2.2.7`	affected	—
`20.6.3`	affected	—
`20.3.4.2.2`	affected	—
`20.4.2.2.4`	affected	—
`20.7.1.0.2`	affected	—
`20.8.1`	affected	—
`20.3.5.0.8`	affected	—
`20.3.5.0.9`	affected	—
`20.4.2.2.8`	affected	—
`20.3.5.0.7`	affected	—
`20.6.3.0.7`	affected	—
`20.6.3.0.5`	affected	—
`20.6.3.0.10`	affected	—
`20.6.3.0.2`	affected	—
`20.7.2`	affected	—
`20.9.1EFT2`	affected	—
`20.6.3.0.11`	affected	—
`20.6.3.1`	affected	—
`20.6.3.0.14`	affected	—
`20.6.4`	affected	—
`20.9.1`	affected	—
`20.6.3.0.19`	affected	—
`20.6.3.0.18`	affected	—
`20.3.6`	affected	—
`20.9.1.1`	affected	—
`20.6.3.0.23`	affected	—
`20.6.4.0.4`	affected	—
`20.6.3.0.25`	affected	—
`20.6.5`	affected	—
`20.6.3.0.27`	affected	—
`20.9.2`	affected	—
`20.9.2.1`	affected	—
`20.6.3.0.29`	affected	—
`20.6.3.0.31`	affected	—
`20.6.3.0.32`	affected	—
`20.10.1`	affected	—
`20.6.3.0.33`	affected	—
`20.9.2.0.01`	affected	—
`20.9.1_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.10.1_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.9.2_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.3.7`	affected	—
`20.9.3`	affected	—
`20.6.5.1`	affected	—
`20.11.1`	affected	—
`20.11.1_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.9.3_LI_ Images`	affected	—
`20.6.3.1.1`	affected	—
`20.9.3.0.2`	affected	—
`20.6.5.1.2`	affected	—
`20.9.3.0.3`	affected	—
`20.4.2.3`	affected	—
`20.6.3.2`	affected	—
`20.6.4.1`	affected	—
`20.6.3.0.38`	affected	—
`20.6.3.0.39`	affected	—
`20.3.5.1`	affected	—
`20.3.4.3`	affected	—
`20.9.3.1`	affected	—
`20.3.3.2`	affected	—
`20.6.5.2`	affected	—
`20.3.7.1`	affected	—
`20.10.1.1`	affected	—
`20.6.5.2.1`	affected	—
`20.3.4.0.25`	affected	—
`20.6.2.2.4`	affected	—
`20.6.1.2`	affected	—
`20.11.1.1`	affected	—
`20.9.3.0.5`	affected	—
`20.3.4.0.26`	affected	—
`20.6.5.1.3`	affected	—
`20.6.3.0.40`	affected	—
`20.1.3.1`	affected	—
`20.9.2.2`	affected	—
`20.6.5.2.3`	affected	—
`20.6.5.1.4`	affected	—
`20.6.5.3`	affected	—
`20.6.3.0.41`	affected	—
`20.9.3.0.7`	affected	—
`20.6.5.1.5`	affected	—
`20.9.3.0.4`	affected	—
`20.6.4.0.19`	affected	—
`20.6.5.1.6`	affected	—
`20.9.3.0.8`	affected	—
`20.6.3.3`	affected	—
`20.3.7.2`	affected	—
`20.6.5.4`	affected	—
`20.6.5.1.7`	affected	—
`20.9.3.0.12`	affected	—
`20.6.4.2`	affected	—
`20.6.5.5`	affected	—
`20.9.3.2`	affected	—
`20.11.1.2`	affected	—
`20.6.3.4`	affected	—
`20.10.1.2`	affected	—
`20.6.5.1.9`	affected	—
`20.9.3.0.16`	affected	—
`20.6.3.0.45`	affected	—
`20.6.5.1.10`	affected	—
`20.9.3.0.17`	affected	—
`20.6.5.2.4`	affected	—
`20.6.4.0.21`	affected	—
`20.9.3.0.18`	affected	—
`20.6.3.0.46`	affected	—
`20.6.3.0.47`	affected	—
`20.9.2.3`	affected	—
`20.9.3.2_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.9.3.0.21`	affected	—
`20.9.3.0.20`	affected	—
`20.9.4_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.9.4`	affected	—
`20.6.5.1.11`	affected	—
`20.12.1`	affected	—
`20.12.1_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.6.5.1.13`	affected	—
`20.9.3.0.23`	affected	—
`20.6.5.2.8`	affected	—
`20.9.4.1`	affected	—
`20.9.4.1_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.9.3.0.25`	affected	—
`20.9.3.0.24`	affected	—
`20.6.5.1.14`	affected	—
`20.3.8`	affected	—
`20.6.6`	affected	—
`20.9.3.0.26`	affected	—
`20.6.3.0.51`	affected	—
`20.9.3.0.29`	affected	—
`20.12.2`	affected	—
`20.12.2_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.6.6.0.1`	affected	—
`20.13.1_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.9.4.0.4`	affected	—
`20.13.1`	affected	—
`20.9.4.1.1`	affected	—
`20.9.5`	affected	—
`20.9.5_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.12.3_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.12.3`	affected	—
`20.9.4.1.3`	affected	—
`20.6.7`	affected	—
`20.9.5.1`	affected	—
`20.9.5.1_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.9.4.1.6`	affected	—
`20.14.1`	affected	—
`20.14.1_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.9.5.2`	affected	—
`20.9.5.2.1`	affected	—
`20.9.5.2_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.12.3.1`	affected	—
`20.12.4`	affected	—
`20.15.1_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.15.1`	affected	—
`20.9.5.1.4`	affected	—
`20.9.5.2.7`	affected	—
`20.9.5.2.13`	affected	—
`20.9.6`	affected	—
`20.9.6_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.9.5.2.14`	affected	—
`20.6.8`	affected	—
`20.12.4.0.03`	affected	—
`20.16.1`	affected	—
`20.16.1_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.12.4_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.9.5.2.16`	affected	—
`20.12.4.0.4`	affected	—
`20.12.401`	affected	—
`20.9.5.3`	affected	—
`20.9.5.3_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.12.4.1_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.12.4.1`	affected	—
`20.9.5.2.21`	affected	—
`20.9.6.0.3`	affected	—
`20.12.4.0.6`	affected	—
`20.15.2_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.15.2`	affected	—
`20.12.4_Monthly_ES5`	affected	—
`20.12.5`	affected	—
`20.12.5_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.9.7_LI _Images`	affected	—
`20.9.7`	affected	—
`20.15.3`	affected	—
`20.15.3_ LI _Images`	affected	—
`20.12.501`	affected	—
`20.12.5.1_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.12.5.1`	affected	—
`20.12.5.2_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.12.5.2`	affected	—
`20.15.3.1`	affected	—
`20.15.4_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.15.4`	affected	—
`20.9.7.1_LI _Images`	affected	—
`20.9.7.1`	affected	—
`20.18.1`	affected	—
`20.18.1_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.12.6_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.12.6`	affected	—
`20.12.5.1.01`	affected	—
`20.9.8`	affected	—
`20.9.8_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.18.2`	affected	—
`20.15.4.1_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.15.4.1`	affected	—
`20.18.2_LI_Images`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.12.6:::::::*

No data.

Vendor Product Confidence Versions

Cisco

Catalyst Sd-wan Manager

91%

Version	Status	Scheme	Platform
`20.1.12`	affected	semver	—
`19.2.1`	affected	semver	—
`18.4.4`	affected	semver	—
`18.4.5`	affected	semver	—
`20.1.1.1`	affected	semver	—
`20.1.1`	affected	semver	—
`19.3.0`	affected	semver	—
`19.2.2`	affected	semver	—
`19.2.099`	affected	semver	—
`18.3.6`	affected	semver	—
`18.3.7`	affected	semver	—
`19.2.0`	affected	semver	—
`18.3.8`	affected	semver	—
`19.0.0`	affected	semver	—
`19.1.0`	affected	semver	—
`18.4.302`	affected	semver	—
`18.4.303`	affected	semver	—
`19.2.097`	affected	semver	—
`19.2.098`	affected	semver	—
`17.2.10`	affected	semver	—
`18.3.6.1`	affected	semver	—
`19.0.1a`	affected	generic	—
`18.2.0`	affected	semver	—
`18.4.3`	affected	semver	—
`18.4.1`	affected	semver	—
`17.2.8`	affected	semver	—
`18.3.3.1`	affected	semver	—
`18.4.0`	affected	semver	—
`18.3.1`	affected	semver	—
`17.2.6`	affected	semver	—
`17.2.9`	affected	semver	—
`18.3.4`	affected	semver	—
`17.2.5`	affected	semver	—
`18.3.1.1`	affected	semver	—
`18.3.5`	affected	semver	—
`18.4.0.1`	affected	semver	—
`18.3.3`	affected	semver	—
`17.2.7`	affected	generic	—
`17.2.4`	affected	generic	—
`18.3.0`	affected	semver	—
`19.2.3`	affected	semver	—
`18.4.501_ES`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.1`	affected	semver	—
`20.1.2`	affected	semver	—
`19.2.929`	affected	semver	—
`19.2.31`	affected	semver	—
`20.3.2`	affected	semver	—
`19.2.32`	affected	semver	—
`20.3.2_925`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.2.1`	affected	semver	—
`20.3.2.1_927`	affected	generic	—
`18.4.6`	affected	semver	—
`20.1.2_937`	affected	generic	—
`20.4.1`	affected	semver	—
`20.3.2_928`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.2_929`	affected	generic	—
`20.4.1.0.1`	affected	semver	—
`20.3.2.1_930`	affected	generic	—
`19.2.4`	affected	generic	—
`20.5.0.1.1`	affected	semver	—
`20.4.1.1`	affected	semver	—
`20.3.3`	affected	semver	—
`19.2.4.0.1`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.2_937`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.3.1`	affected	generic	—
`20.5.1`	affected	generic	—
`20.1.3`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.3.0.4`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.3.1.2`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.3.1.1`	affected	generic	—
`20.4.1.2`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.3.0.2`	affected	generic	—
`20.4.1.1.5`	affected	generic	—
`20.4.1.0.01`	affected	generic	—
`20.4.1.0.02`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.3.1.7`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.3.1.5`	affected	generic	—
`20.5.1.0.1`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.3.1.10`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.3.0.8`	affected	generic	—
`20.4.2`	affected	generic	—
`20.4.2.0.1`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.4`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.3.0.14`	affected	generic	—
`19.2.4.0.8`	affected	generic	—
`19.2.4.0.9`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.4.0.1`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.2.0.5`	affected	generic	—
`20.6.1`	affected	generic	—
`20.5.1.0.2`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.3.0.17`	affected	generic	—
`20.6.1.1`	affected	generic	—
`20.6.0.18.3`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.2.0.6`	affected	generic	—
`20.6.0.18.4`	affected	generic	—
`20.4.2.0.2`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.3.0.16`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.4.0.5`	affected	generic	—
`20.6.1.0.1`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.4.0.6`	affected	generic	—
`20.6.2`	affected	generic	—
`20.7.1EFT2`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.4.0.9`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.4.0.11`	affected	generic	—
`20.4.2.0.4`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.3.0.18`	affected	generic	—
`20.7.1`	affected	generic	—
`20.6.2.1`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.4.1`	affected	generic	—
`20.5.1.1`	affected	generic	—
`20.4.2.1`	affected	generic	—
`20.4.2.1.1`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.4.1.1`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.813`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.4.0.19`	affected	generic	—
`20.4.2.2.1`	affected	generic	—
`20.5.1.2`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.4.2`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.814`	affected	generic	—
`20.4.2.2`	affected	generic	—
`20.6.2.2`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.4.2.1`	affected	generic	—
`20.7.1.1`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.4.1.2`	affected	generic	—
`20.6.2.2.2`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.4.0.20`	affected	generic	—
`20.6.2.2.3`	affected	generic	—
`20.4.2.2.2`	affected	generic	—
`20.3.5`	affected	generic	—
`20.6.2.0.4`	affected	generic	—
`20.4.2.2.3`	affected	generic	—
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`20.6.3.0.45`	affected	generic	—
`20.6.5.1.10`	affected	generic	—
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`20.6.4.0.21`	affected	generic	—
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`20.9.3.0.21`	affected	generic	—
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`20.6.5.1.11`	affected	generic	—
`20.12.1`	affected	semver	—
`20.6.5.1.13`	affected	generic	—
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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

Upgrade Cisco Catalyst SD‑WAN Manager to release 20.18 or later, which removes the authentication flaw.
Restrict external access to the SD‑WAN Manager API by applying network segmentation, firewall rules, or ACLs to limit traffic to trusted hosts.
Enforce strong authentication and consider additional controls such as MFA for netadmin accounts to reduce the impact if any credential compromise occurs.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 16, 2026 at 06:06 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0017.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-authbp-qwCX8D4v

History

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.12.6:::::::*

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Cisco Cisco catalyst Sd-wan Manager
Vendors & Products		Cisco Cisco catalyst Sd-wan Manager

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A vulnerability in the API user authentication of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain access to an affected system as a user who has the netadmin role. The vulnerability is due to improper authentication for requests that are sent to the API. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the API of an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands with the privileges of the netadmin role. Note: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager releases 20.18 and later are not affected by this vulnerability.
Title		Cisco Catayst SD-WAN Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-287
References		https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-authbp-qwCX8D4v
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

Subscriptions

Cisco Catalyst Sd-wan Manager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2026-02-25T16:14:09.046Z

Updated: 2026-03-20T21:47:59.021Z

Reserved: 2025-10-08T11:59:15.379Z

Link: CVE-2026-20129

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-25T18:17:55.885Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-02-25T17:25:30.343

Modified: 2026-03-04T21:16:28.077

Link: CVE-2026-20129

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-16T06:15:26Z

Weaknesses

CWE-287

Impact

Affected Systems

Risk and Exploitability

Tracking

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

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