CVE-2026-20304 - Vulnerability Details

- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Security Hardening Release - Access Control Vulnerabilities

Description

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

The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-20304 are related to improper access control issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-284.

Published: 2026-08-05

Score: 9.9 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-20304 is an improper access control flaw (CWE-284) in Cisco Catalyst SD‑WAN Controller and Manager software. Improper access control can allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected resources, potentially reading or modifying configuration data or disrupting network services. Based on the description, it is inferred that such unauthorized access could affect the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the SD‑WAN fabric.

Affected Systems

Systems affected are the Cisco Catalyst SD‑WAN Controller and Cisco Catalyst SD‑WAN Manager. The official advisory notes that a hardening release addresses the issue, but specific affected software versions are not disclosed in the CVE data.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 9.9 indicates a critical severity level. EPSS is not available and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV. The CVE description does not specify the attack vector or prerequisites; therefore the exact exploitation path is not detailed in the data. However, improper access control typically implies that an attacker with network visibility or access to the management interfaces could potentially exploit the flaw if the interfaces are reachable.

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 Controller

unknown

Version	Status	Constraints
`20.6.4`	affected	—
`20.9.2`	affected	—
`20.3.6`	affected	—
`20.7.2`	affected	—
`20.7.1`	affected	—
`20.5.1`	affected	—
`20.6.2`	affected	—
`19.3.0`	affected	—
`20.6.1`	affected	—
`17.2.4`	affected	—
`18.2.0`	affected	—
`18.4.6`	affected	—
`19.1.0`	affected	—
`19.2.4`	affected	—
`19.2.929`	affected	—
`18.3.8`	affected	—
`18.4.303`	affected	—
`18.3.7`	affected	—
`18.4.1`	affected	—
`19.2.097`	affected	—
`19.2.0`	affected	—
`19.2.099`	affected	—
`18.3.6`	affected	—
`20.4.2`	affected	—
`19.0.0`	affected	—
`20.9.1`	affected	—
`20.3.5`	affected	—
`20.3.1`	affected	—
`18.3.5`	affected	—
`20.6.3`	affected	—
`18.4.3`	affected	—
`18.4.4`	affected	—
`18.3.3`	affected	—
`17.2.8`	affected	—
`20.8.1`	affected	—
`19.2.32`	affected	—
`19.2.2`	affected	—
`17.2.5`	affected	—
`18.4.0`	affected	—
`20.4.1.1`	affected	—
`20.1.3`	affected	—
`20.1.2`	affected	—
`17.2.10`	affected	—
`19.2.098`	affected	—
`20.1.1`	affected	—
`17.2.6`	affected	—
`19.2.1`	affected	—
`18.3.4`	affected	—
`20.4.1`	affected	—
`17.2.9`	affected	—
`19.2.31`	affected	—
`19.0.1a`	affected	—
`18.3.0`	affected	—
`17.2.7`	affected	—
`18.4.5`	affected	—
`20.3.4`	affected	—
`20.3.3`	affected	—
`20.4.1.2`	affected	—
`20.3.2`	affected	—
`18.3.1`	affected	—
`20.1.12`	affected	—
`19.2.3`	affected	—
`20.10.1`	affected	—
`20.6.5`	affected	—
`20.3.7`	affected	—
`20.9.3`	affected	—
`20.11.1`	affected	—
`20.6.3.2`	affected	—
`20.4.2.3`	affected	—
`20.3.5.1`	affected	—
`20.3.4.3`	affected	—
`20.9.3.1`	affected	—
`20.6.4.1`	affected	—
`20.3.3.2`	affected	—
`20.6.5.2`	affected	—
`20.3.7.1`	affected	—
`20.11.1.1`	affected	—
`20.10.1.1`	affected	—
`20.6.1.2`	affected	—
`20.1.3.1`	affected	—
`20.9.2.2`	affected	—
`20.6.5.3`	affected	—
`20.6.3.3`	affected	—
`20.3.7.2`	affected	—
`20.6.5.4`	affected	—
`20.9.2.3`	affected	—
`20.9.4`	affected	—
`20.12.1`	affected	—
`20.3.8`	affected	—
`20.6.6`	affected	—
`20.12.2`	affected	—
`20.13.1`	affected	—
`20.9.5`	affected	—
`20.12.3`	affected	—
`20.6.7`	affected	—
`20.9.5.1`	affected	—
`20.14.1`	affected	—
`20.12.3.1`	affected	—
`20.12.4`	affected	—
`20.15.1`	affected	—
`20.9.6`	affected	—
`20.6.8`	affected	—
`20.16.1`	affected	—
`20.9.5.3`	affected	—
`20.12.4.1`	affected	—
`20.15.2`	affected	—
`20.12.5`	affected	—
`20.9.7`	affected	—
`20.15.3`	affected	—
`20.12.5.1`	affected	—
`20.12.5.2`	affected	—
`20.15.4`	affected	—
`20.9.7.1`	affected	—
`20.18.1`	affected	—
`20.12.6`	affected	—
`20.9.8`	affected	—
`20.15.4.1`	affected	—
`20.18.2`	affected	—
`26.1.1`	affected	—
`20.15.4.2`	affected	—
`20.18.2.1`	affected	—
`20.12.5.3`	affected	—
`20.12.6.1`	affected	—
`20.9.8.2`	affected	—
`20.15.5`	affected	—
`20.18.3`	affected	—
`20.12.7`	affected	—
`20.9.9`	affected	—
`20.18.2.2`	affected	—
`20.12.5.4`	affected	—
`20.12.7.1`	affected	—
`20.15.5.1`	affected	—
`20.15.4.3`	affected	—
`20.12.6.2`	affected	—
`20.15.5.2`	affected	—
`20.15.4.4`	affected	—
`26.1.1.1`	affected	—
`20.9.9.1`	affected	—
`20.18.3.1`	affected	—
`26.1.1.2`	affected	—
`20.15.4.5`	affected	—
`20.15.5.3`	affected	—
`20.12.7.2`	affected	—
`20.9.9.2`	affected	—
`20.18.4`	affected	—
`20.15.6`	affected	—
`20.12.8`	affected	—

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	—
`26.0.1`	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	—
`26.1.1`	affected	—
`26.1.1_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.18.2.1_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.18.2.1`	affected	—
`20.15.4.2_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.15.4.2`	affected	—
`20.12.6.1`	affected	—
`20.12.6.1_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.12.5.3`	affected	—
`20.12.5.3_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.9.8.2_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.9.8.2`	affected	—
`20.18.3`	affected	—
`20.18.3_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.15.5`	affected	—
`20.15.5_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.12.7`	affected	—
`20.12.7_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.9.9`	affected	—
`20.9.9_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.18.2.2`	affected	—
`20.18.2.2_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.12.5.4`	affected	—
`20.12.5.4_LI_ Images`	affected	—
`20.12.7.1_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.12.6.2_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.12.7.1`	affected	—
`20.15.5.1`	affected	—
`20.15.4.3`	affected	—
`20.15.4.3_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.15.5.1_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.12.6.2`	affected	—
`20.15.5.2`	affected	—
`20.15.5.2_LI_Images`	affected	—
`26.1.1.1_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.15.4.4`	affected	—
`20.15.4.4_LI_Images`	affected	—
`26.1.1.1`	affected	—
`20.9.9.1_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.9.9.1`	affected	—
`20.18.3.1_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.18.3.1`	affected	—
`26.1.1.2`	affected	—
`26.1.1.2_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.15.4.5`	affected	—
`20.15.4.5_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.15.5.3`	affected	—
`20.15.5.3_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.12.7.2_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.12.7.2`	affected	—
`20.9.9.2`	affected	—
`20.9.9.2_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.15.6`	affected	—
`20.15.6_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.18.4`	affected	—
`20.12.8`	affected	—
`20.12.8_LI_Images`	affected	—

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	generic	—
`18.4.303`	affected	generic	—
`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	semver	—
`18.2.0`	affected	semver	—
`18.4.3`	affected	semver	—
`18.4.1`	affected	semver	—

Cisco

Cisco Catalyst Sd-wan Controller

100%

Version	Status	Scheme	Platform
`20.6.4`	affected	semver	—
`20.9.2`	affected	semver	—
`20.3.6`	affected	semver	—
`20.7.2`	affected	semver	—
`20.7.1`	affected	semver	—
`20.5.1`	affected	semver	—
`20.1.3`	affected	semver	—
`20.10.1`	affected	semver	—
`20.6.5`	affected	semver	—
`20.3.7`	affected	semver	—
`20.9.3`	affected	semver	—
`20.11.1`	affected	semver	—
`20.6.3.2`	affected	generic	—
`20.4.2.3`	affected	generic	—
`26.1.1`	affected	generic	—
`20.12.8`	affected	generic	—
`20.18.4`	affected	generic	—
`20.12.4.1`	affected	generic	—
`20.12.4.0.6`	affected	generic	—
`26.1.2`	affected	generic	—
`26.0.1`	affected	generic	—

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

Install the Cisco Catalyst SD‑WAN controller and manager hardening release that resolves the access control flaw.
Restrict external network access to the controller and manager management interfaces using firewall rules or ACLs, limiting traffic to trusted sources.
Enable multi‑factor authentication and enforce role‑based access controls on all management interfaces to reduce privilege escalation opportunities.
Review and monitor security logs for anomalous authentication activity and investigate any suspicious events.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 5, 2026 at 19:07 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

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 0.0028.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-hardening-sdwan-faLcR3K
https://www.cve.org/Media/News/item/blog/2026/06/16/Preserving-Vulnerability-Level-Identification

History

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.cve.org/Media/News/item/blog/2026/06/16/Preserving-Vulnerability-Level-Identification

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0000

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

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN engineering team has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in a software hardening release that address multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-20304 are related to improper access control issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-284.
Title		Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Security Hardening Release - Access Control Vulnerabilities
Weaknesses		CWE-284
References		https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-hardening-sdwan-faLcR3K
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 9.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2026-08-05T16:19:39.691Z

Updated: 2026-08-14T21:00:51.293Z

Reserved: 2025-10-08T11:59:15.408Z

Link: CVE-2026-20304

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-14T21:00:51.293Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-08-05T17:16:50.890

Modified: 2026-08-14T21:17:16.183

Link: CVE-2026-20304

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-07T10:05:55Z

Weaknesses

CWE-284
Improper Access Control

Impact

Affected Systems

Risk and Exploitability

Tracking

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Subscriptions

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