Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs Vulnerability

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• cpe cisco/catalyst sd-wan manager20.12.6
• vendor Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Mangerversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-20122

• Recommended remediation

  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. CISA due date Apr 23, 2026.

• Official advisories

  • CISA KEV · cisa.gov
  • CVE.org · cve.org
  • FIRST EPSS · first.org
  • NIST NVD · nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEV · vulncheck.com

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

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Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. Feb 25, 2026 · Catalog

   Detected

   A vulnerability in the API of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the local file system. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid read-only credentials with API access on the affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper file handling on the API interface of an affected system. An attacker could exp

2. Apr 20, 2026 · CISA KEV

   Known exploited

   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 av

3. Apr 23, 2026 · CISA KEV

   Remediation due

   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 av

4. Jun 17, 2026 · Catalog

   Updated

   A vulnerability in the API of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the local file system. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid read-only credentials with API access on the affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper file handling on the API interface of an affected system. An attacker could exp

5. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   A vulnerability in the API of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the local file system. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid read-only credentials with API access on the affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper file handling on the API interface of an affected system. An attacker could exp

Sources

• CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2026-20122

  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.

  cisa.gov
• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-20122

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-20122

  30-day exploitation probability 25.5%

  first.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-20122

  A vulnerability in the API of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the local file system. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid read-only credentials with API access on the affected syste

  nvd.nist.gov
• VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2026-20122

  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 exp

  vulncheck.com

References

• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · blog.talosintelligence.com
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · hs-24091716.f.hubspotemail.net
• CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
• CISA note · sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
• US Government Resource · cisa.gov
• CISA note · cisa.gov
• CISA note · cisa.gov
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · proofpoint.com

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.