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. 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:Feb 25, 2026
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Feb 25, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00045
CVSS Score:8.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Catalyst Sd-wan Manager
Cisco
Catalyst Sd-wan Manager
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
