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

CVE-2026-20122

What this means

This is rated medium severity (5.4 out of 10). It is on the known-exploited catalogue, which means attacks using it have already been seen. Ask IT whether Cisco Catalyst Sd Wan Manager is in your estate.

Full vendor description

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 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.

Scoring and exploitation

5.4/ 10
CVSS 3.1 base scoreMedium

Exploitable over the network with a low-privilege account, and no one has to click or open anything. Low impact on confidentiality and integrity.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitability

Longer bar: easier to attack

Attack vectorNetworkAV:N
Attack complexityLowAC:L
Privileges requiredLowPR:L
User interactionNoneUI:N
ScopeUnchangedS:U

Impact

Longer bar: more harm

ConfidentialityLowC:L
IntegrityLowI:L
AvailabilityNoneA:N
Elevated attack likelihood (~25.8% in 30 days)Model estimate (): a probability signal, not confirmed exploitation
Exploited in the wild
Yes — confirmed exploitation (US CISA )
Not reported
Listed product
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manger

Weaknesses

CWE-648

Affected products ()

  • Cisco Catalyst Sd Wan Manager
Show the raw CPE strings (2)
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References

2 links from the CVE record, grouped by site; the vendor's advisory comes first.

  • Type Vulnerability

    An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a malicious file on the local file system. Known-exploited catalogue reports exploitation in the wild.

    Next step: Confirm whether Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager is in your estate.

    Who's reporting

    1 of 3 perspectives

    Official authority: Official 1Vendor statement missing. no VendorResearcher coverage missing. no Researcher1 signal

    Only official coverage so far. Treat as an early signal.

    CVE-2026-20122