CVE-2026-20126
HIGHCisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
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.
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
12.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-648
Status
published
Affected Products (2)
cisco/catalyst_sd-wan_manager
< 20.9.8.2
cisco/catalyst_sd-wan_manager
Timeline
Published
Feb 25, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 26, 2026