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Vulnerability · 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.

Published Feb 25, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · catalyst sd-wan manager

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-20126. EPSS is 0.31%. Act only if a listed version of catalyst sd-wan manager is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.31%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe cisco/catalyst sd-wan manager

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.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe cisco/catalyst sd-wan manager20.12.6

How to fix CVE-2026-20126

What to do

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

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-20126. EPSS is 0.31%. Act only if a listed version of catalyst sd-wan manager is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with cisco/catalyst sd-wan manager 20.12.6. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-648. EPSS 0.31%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Cisco security

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 25, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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 a

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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 a

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-20126

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-20126

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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

    nvd.nist.gov

References

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.