CVE-2026-76504 - Vulnerability Details

- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager System Account Authorization Bypass Vulnerability

Description

A vulnerability in the API session-based authentication management of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access an affected system with privileges of the admin user.

This vulnerability is due to improper handling of URI encoding in an HTTP request, which allows the request to bypass an authentication rule that is intended to restrict access to a specific API endpoint. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the API of the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass authentication and gain access to the API as the admin user.

Published: 2026-09-30

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 1.8% Low

KEV: Yes

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

Impact

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager provides network configuration through an HTTP API. A flaw in the system’s URI decoding routine lets an unauthenticated attacker send a crafted request that bypasses the authentication check protecting a privileged API endpoint. The attacker therefore obtains a session token with full admin rights, allowing configuration changes, data extraction, and potential network disruption.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager installations. No firmware or model specific details are listed, so all deployments should be examined until a vendor patch is available.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS base score of 9.8 marks the flaw as critical. The EPSS score is 1%, indicating a low but nonzero likelihood of exploitation. Listed in CISA’s KEV catalog, the risk remains high because a remote attacker can exploit the issue via a simple crafted HTTP request to the exposed API. The attack vector is inferred to be remote over the network, and no special privileges are required beyond network reachability.

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	—
`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_LI_Imagess`	affected	—
`20.18.4`	affected	—
`20.12.8`	affected	—
`20.12.8_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.18.4_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.12.8.1`	affected	—
`20.12.8.1_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.9.10_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.9.10`	affected	—
`26.1.2_LI_Images`	affected	—
`26.1.2`	affected	—
`20.15.6.0.5_PSIRTAUG`	affected	—
`20.18.4.0.5_PSIRTAUG`	affected	—
`20.12.8.1.1`	affected	—
`20.9.10.0.01`	affected	—
`26.1.2.0.02`	affected	—
`26.2.1_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.18.4.1.01`	affected	—
`26.1.2.1_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.15.6.1_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.18.4.1_LI_Images`	affected	—
`20.9.10.1.01`	affected	—
`20.15.6.1.01`	affected	—
`26.1.2.1.01`	affected	—
`20.12.8.2.01`	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::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:26.2:::::::*

No data.

Vendor Product Confidence Versions

Cisco

Catalyst Sd-wan Manager

91%

Version	Status	Scheme	Platform
`18.3.6`	affected	semver	—
`18.3.7`	affected	semver	—
`18.3.8`	affected	semver	—
`17.2.10`	affected	semver	—
`18.3.6.1`	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	generic	—
`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	generic	—
`18.3.5`	affected	semver	—
`18.4.0.1`	affected	generic	—
`18.3.3`	affected	semver	—
`17.2.7`	affected	semver	—
`17.2.4`	affected	semver	—
`18.3.0`	affected	semver	—

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

Apply any Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager patch that addresses the URI decoding issue.
Restrict or disable the vulnerable API endpoint to trusted IP addresses until a fix is deployed.
Enforce strict input validation on all inbound HTTP requests to prevent malformed URI components from reaching authentication logic.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 1, 2026 at 14:50 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories

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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 in the KEV database since Sept. 30, 2026.

The EPSS score is 0.01819.

Exploitation active

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-webauth-xr8beuuU
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-76504

History

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:45:00 +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:26.2:::::::*

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-76504
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Metrics		kev `{'dateAdded': '2026-09-30T00:00:00+00:00', 'dueDate': '2026-10-03T00:00:00+00:00'}`

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:15:00 +0000

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Description		A vulnerability in the API session-based authentication management of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access an affected system with privileges of the admin user. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of URI encoding in an HTTP request, which allows the request to bypass an authentication rule that is intended to restrict access to a specific API endpoint. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the API of the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass authentication and gain access to the API as the admin user.
Title		Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager System Account Authorization Bypass Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-177
References		https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-webauth-xr8beuuU
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'}`

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Cisco Catalyst Sd-wan Manager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2026-09-30T13:04:32.095Z

Updated: 2026-10-02T23:23:29.275Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T12:02:03.641Z

Link: CVE-2026-76504

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T13:39:20.192Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-30T13:17:20.247

Modified: 2026-10-03T00:16:39.140

Link: CVE-2026-76504

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-01T15:00:12Z

Weaknesses

CWE-177
Improper Handling of URL Encoding (Hex Encoding)

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 active

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

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