Description
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
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
2.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-648
Status
published
Products (50)
cisco/catalyst_sd-wan_manager
20.12.6
cisco/catalyst_sd-wan_manager
< 20.9.8.2
Cisco/Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager
17.2.10
Cisco/Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager
17.2.4
Cisco/Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager
17.2.5
Cisco/Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager
17.2.6
Cisco/Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager
17.2.7
Cisco/Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager
17.2.8
Cisco/Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager
17.2.9
Cisco/Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager
18.2.0
... and 40 more
Published
Feb 25, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 26, 2026