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CVE-2026-20126
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.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unknown","product":"Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager","vendor":"Cisco","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"20.1.12"},{"status":"affected","version":"19.2.1"},{"status":"affected","version":"18.4.4"},{"status":"affected","version":"18.4.5"},{"status":"affected","version":"20.1.1.1"},{"status":"affected","version":"20.1.1"},{"status":"affected","version":"19.3.0"},{"status":"affected","version":"19.2.2"},{"status":"affected","version":"19.2.099"},{"status":"affected","version":"18.3.6"},{"status":"affected","version":"18.3.7"},{"status":"affected","version":"19.2.0"},{"sta…
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":8.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
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CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-648","description":"Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs","lang":"en","type":"cwe"}
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Source references
1 source assertion{"name":"cisco-sa-sdwan-authbp-qwCX8D4v","url":"https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-authbp-qwCX8D4v"}
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Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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