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Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV
2026-04-20
Remediation due
2026-04-23

Required action
Please adhere to CISA’s guidelines to assess exposure and mitigate risks associated with Cisco SD-WAN devices as outlines in CISA’s Emergency Directive 26-03 (URL listed below in Notes) and CISA’s “Hunt & Hardening Guidance for Cisco SD-WAN Devices (URL listed below in Notes). Adhere to the applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are not available.

CISA notes
CISA Mitigation Instructions: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/ed-26-03-mitigate-vulnerabilities-cisco-sd-wan-systems ; https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/supplemental-direction-ed-26-03-hunt-and-hardening-guidance-cisco-sd-wan-systems ; https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-authbp-qwCX8D4v ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20122

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CNA5.4 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC · CISA-ADP
Exploitationactive
Automatableno
Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

VendorProductAffected versions
CiscoCisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager
20.1.12
19.2.1
18.4.4
18.4.5
20.1.1.1
20.1.1
19.3.0
19.2.2
19.2.099
18.3.6
18.3.7
19.2.0
18.3.8
19.0.0
19.1.0
18.4.302
18.4.303
19.2.097
19.2.098
17.2.10
18.3.6.1
19.0.1a
18.2.0
18.4.3
18.4.1
17.2.8
18.3.3.1
18.4.0
18.3.1
17.2.6
17.2.9
18.3.4
17.2.5
18.3.1.1
18.3.5
18.4.0.1
18.3.3
17.2.7
17.2.4
18.3.0
19.2.3
18.4.501_ES
20.3.1
20.1.2
19.2.929
19.2.31
20.3.2
19.2.32
20.3.2_925
20.3.2.1
20.3.2.1_927
18.4.6
20.1.2_937
20.4.1
20.3.2_928
20.3.2_929
20.4.1.0.1
20.3.2.1_930
19.2.4
20.5.0.1.1
20.4.1.1
20.3.3
19.2.4.0.1
20.3.2_937
20.3.3.1
20.5.1
20.1.3
20.3.3.0.4
20.3.3.1.2
20.3.3.1.1
20.4.1.2
20.3.3.0.2
20.4.1.1.5
20.4.1.0.01
20.4.1.0.02
20.3.3.1.7
20.3.3.1.5
20.5.1.0.1
20.3.3.1.10
20.3.3.0.8
20.4.2
20.4.2.0.1
20.3.4
20.3.3.0.14
19.2.4.0.8
19.2.4.0.9
20.3.4.0.1
20.3.2.0.5
20.6.1
20.5.1.0.2
20.3.3.0.17
20.6.1.1
20.6.0.18.3
20.3.2.0.6
20.6.0.18.4
20.4.2.0.2
20.3.3.0.16
20.3.4.0.5
20.6.1.0.1
20.3.4.0.6
20.6.2
20.7.1EFT2
20.3.4.0.9
20.3.4.0.11
20.4.2.0.4
20.3.3.0.18
20.7.1
20.6.2.1
20.3.4.1
20.5.1.1
20.4.2.1
20.4.2.1.1
20.3.4.1.1
20.3.813
20.3.4.0.19
20.4.2.2.1
20.5.1.2
20.3.4.2
20.3.814
20.4.2.2
20.6.2.2
20.3.4.2.1
20.7.1.1
20.3.4.1.2
20.6.2.2.2
20.3.4.0.20
20.6.2.2.3
20.4.2.2.2
20.3.5
20.6.2.0.4
20.4.2.2.3
20.3.4.0.24
20.6.2.2.7
20.6.3
20.3.4.2.2
20.4.2.2.4
20.7.1.0.2
20.8.1
20.3.5.0.8
20.3.5.0.9
20.4.2.2.8
20.3.5.0.7
20.6.3.0.7
20.6.3.0.5
20.6.3.0.10
20.6.3.0.2
20.7.2
20.9.1EFT2
20.6.3.0.11
20.6.3.1
20.6.3.0.14
20.6.4
20.9.1
20.6.3.0.19
20.6.3.0.18
20.3.6
20.9.1.1
20.6.3.0.23
20.6.4.0.4
20.6.3.0.25
20.6.5
20.6.3.0.27
20.9.2
20.9.2.1
20.6.3.0.29
20.6.3.0.31
20.6.3.0.32
20.10.1
20.6.3.0.33
20.9.2.0.01
20.9.1_LI_Images
20.10.1_LI_Images
20.9.2_LI_Images
20.3.7
20.9.3
20.6.5.1
20.11.1
20.11.1_LI_Images
20.9.3_LI_ Images
20.6.3.1.1
20.9.3.0.2
20.6.5.1.2
20.9.3.0.3
20.4.2.3
20.6.3.2
20.6.4.1
20.6.3.0.38
20.6.3.0.39
20.3.5.1
20.3.4.3
20.9.3.1
20.3.3.2
20.6.5.2
20.3.7.1
20.10.1.1
20.6.5.2.1
20.3.4.0.25
20.6.2.2.4
20.6.1.2
20.11.1.1
20.9.3.0.5
20.3.4.0.26
20.6.5.1.3
20.6.3.0.40
20.1.3.1
20.9.2.2
20.6.5.2.3
20.6.5.1.4
20.6.5.3
20.6.3.0.41
20.9.3.0.7
20.6.5.1.5
20.9.3.0.4
20.6.4.0.19
20.6.5.1.6
20.9.3.0.8
20.6.3.3
20.3.7.2
20.6.5.4
20.6.5.1.7
20.9.3.0.12
20.6.4.2
20.6.5.5
20.9.3.2
20.11.1.2
20.6.3.4
20.10.1.2
20.6.5.1.9
20.9.3.0.16
20.6.3.0.45
20.6.5.1.10
20.9.3.0.17
20.6.5.2.4
20.6.4.0.21
20.9.3.0.18
20.6.3.0.46
20.6.3.0.47
20.9.2.3
20.9.3.2_LI_Images
20.9.3.0.21
20.9.3.0.20
20.9.4_LI_Images
20.9.4
20.6.5.1.11
20.12.1
20.12.1_LI_Images
20.6.5.1.13
20.9.3.0.23
20.6.5.2.8
20.9.4.1
20.9.4.1_LI_Images
20.9.3.0.25
20.9.3.0.24
20.6.5.1.14
20.3.8
20.6.6
20.9.3.0.26
20.6.3.0.51
20.9.3.0.29
20.12.2
20.12.2_LI_Images
20.6.6.0.1
20.13.1_LI_Images
20.9.4.0.4
20.13.1
20.9.4.1.1
20.9.5
20.9.5_LI_Images
20.12.3_LI_Images
20.12.3
20.9.4.1.3
20.6.7
20.9.5.1
20.9.5.1_LI_Images
20.9.4.1.6
20.14.1
20.14.1_LI_Images
20.9.5.2
20.9.5.2.1
20.9.5.2_LI_Images
20.12.3.1
20.12.4
20.15.1_LI_Images
20.15.1
20.9.5.1.4
20.9.5.2.7
20.9.5.2.13
20.9.6
20.9.6_LI_Images
20.9.5.2.14
20.6.8
20.12.4.0.03
20.16.1
20.16.1_LI_Images
20.12.4_LI_Images
20.9.5.2.16
20.12.4.0.4
20.12.401
20.9.5.3
20.9.5.3_LI_Images
20.12.4.1_LI_Images
20.12.4.1
20.9.5.2.21
20.9.6.0.3
20.12.4.0.6
20.15.2_LI_Images
20.15.2
20.12.4_Monthly_ES5
20.12.5
20.12.5_LI_Images
20.9.7_LI _Images
20.9.7
20.15.3
20.15.3_ LI _Images
20.12.501
20.12.5.1_LI_Images
20.12.5.1
20.12.5.2_LI_Images
20.12.5.2
20.15.3.1
20.15.4_LI_Images
20.15.4
20.9.7.1_LI _Images
20.9.7.1
20.18.1
20.18.1_LI_Images
20.12.6_LI_Images
20.12.6
20.12.5.1.01
20.9.8
20.9.8_LI_Images
20.18.2
20.15.4.1_LI_Images
20.15.4.1
20.18.2_LI_Images

References

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Record Details

Published
2026-02-25
Last updated
2026-04-21
Assigner (CNA)
cisco
Credited to
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