CVE-2026-20129

CRITICAL EPSS 49.1%
Published Feb 25, 20264mo ago · Modified Mar 4, 20263mo ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Feb 25, 2026 4mo ago
Last Modified Mar 4, 2026 3mo ago

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. 

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
49.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-287 Improper Authentication Authentication

Affected Products 5

VendorProductVersionRange
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager* <20.9.8.2
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager*≥20.11  –  <20.12.5.3
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager*≥20.13  –  <20.15.4.2
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager*≥20.16  –  <20.18
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager20.12.6any

References 1

  • sec.cloudapps.cisco.com https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-authbp-qwCX8D4v
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.