CVE-2026-20129
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-287
Authentication Issues
Publication date:
25/02/2026
Last modified:
04/03/2026
Description
A vulnerability in the API user authentication of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain access to an affected system as a user who has the&nbsp;netadmin role.<br />
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The vulnerability is due to improper authentication for requests that are sent to the API. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the API of an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands with the privileges of the netadmin role.<br />
Note: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager releases 20.18 and later are not affected by this vulnerability.&nbsp;
Impact
Base Score 3.x
9.80
Severity 3.x
CRITICAL
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.9.8.2 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.11 (including) | 20.12.5.3 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.13 (including) | 20.15.4.2 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.16 (including) | 20.18 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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