CVE-2026-20152
MEDIUMCisco Secure Web Appliance Authentication Service Traffic Bypass Vulnerability
Title source: cnaDescription
A vulnerability in the authentication service feature of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Web Appliance could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication policy requirements. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied authentication input in HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending HTTP requests that contain specific authentication requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass policy enforcement on the device. There is no direct impact to the Cisco Secure Web Appliance. However, as a result of exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker could send HTTP requests that should be restricted through the device.
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
24.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-305
Status
published
Products (50)
Cisco/Cisco Secure Web Appliance
11.8.0-414
Cisco/Cisco Secure Web Appliance
11.8.0-429
Cisco/Cisco Secure Web Appliance
11.8.0-453
Cisco/Cisco Secure Web Appliance
11.8.1-023
Cisco/Cisco Secure Web Appliance
11.8.3-018
Cisco/Cisco Secure Web Appliance
11.8.3-021
Cisco/Cisco Secure Web Appliance
11.8.4-004
Cisco/Cisco Secure Web Appliance
12.0.1-268
Cisco/Cisco Secure Web Appliance
12.0.1-334
Cisco/Cisco Secure Web Appliance
12.0.2-004
... and 40 more
Published
Apr 15, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 15, 2026