CVE-2026-20126
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.003 · 23 %ileDEEUNLRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-21
A vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager could allow an authenticated, local attacker with low privileges to gain root privileges on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to an insufficient user authentication mechanism in the REST API. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a request to the REST API of the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain root privileges on the underlying operating system.
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affected products (362)
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advisories (2)
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- NCSC-2026-0071Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN ManagerNL2026-02-25csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Cisco heeft meerdere kwetsbaarheden verholpen in de Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-0516Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager und SD-WAN Controller: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-02-25csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager ausnutzen, um Administratorrechte zu erlangen, die Authentifizierung zu umgehen, Befehle mit Netadmin-Rechten auszuführen, sensible Systeminformationen zu lesen und beliebige Dateien auf dem System zu überschreiben.
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references (3)
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- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-authbp-qwCX8D4vcnnvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-authbp-qwCX8D4venisa_euvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-authbp-qwCX8D4vVendor Advisorynvd
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