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.
Published: 2026-02-25
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Privilege Escalation to Root on the operating system
Action: Immediate Patch
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History

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cisco
Cisco catalyst Sd-wan Manager
Vendors & Products Cisco
Cisco catalyst Sd-wan Manager

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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&nbsp;gain root privileges on the underlying operating system.
Title Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-648
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Cisco Catalyst Sd-wan Manager
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-20T21:48:28.435Z

Reserved: 2025-10-08T11:59:15.378Z

Link: CVE-2026-20126

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Updated: 2026-02-25T18:17:57.061Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-02-25T17:25:28.840

Modified: 2026-03-04T21:21:49.053

Link: CVE-2026-20126

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-16T06:15:26Z

Weaknesses