Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs Vulnerability
Cisco / Catalyst SD-WAN Manger
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager contains an incorrect use of privileged APIs vulnerability due to improper file handling on the API interface of an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a malicious file on the local file system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the affected system and gain vmanage user privileges.
- CVE identifier
- CVE-2026-20122
- Added to KEV
- Apr 20, 2026
- CISA catalog dueDate
- Apr 23, 2026
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Publisher's required action
Please adhere to CISA’s guidelines to assess exposure and mitigate risks associated with Cisco SD-WAN devices as outlines in CISA’s Emergency Directive 26-03 (URL listed below in Notes) and CISA’s “Hunt & Hardening Guidance for Cisco SD-WAN Devices (URL listed below in Notes). Adhere to the applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are not available.
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Keep the signals separate.
- Ransomware use, as reported by CISA
- Unknown
- CVSS severity
- Not supplied by KEV
- EPSS probability
- Not available
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“Unknown” ransomware use is an unknown source field, not proof that ransomware activity has not occurred.
Source notes
CISA Mitigation Instructions: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/ed-26-03-mitigate-vulnerabilities-cisco-sd-wan-systems ; https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/supplemental-direction-ed-26-03-hunt-and-hardening-guidance-cisco-sd-wan-systems ; https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-authbp-qwCX8D4v ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20122
Source & freshness
Source updated: Nov 6, 2026, 7:44 PM UTC
Successfully checked: Nov 7, 2026, 6:22 PM UTC
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