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CVE-2026-20245

HIGH 7.8 ⚠️ CISA KEV

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller Authenticated Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.1%
EPSS Percentile
24th

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller, formerly SD-WAN vSmart, Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly SD-WAN vManage, and Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Validator, formerly SD-WAN vBond, could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root by supplying a crafted file to the affected system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a crafted file to the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform command injection attacks on an affected system and elevate their privileges as the root user.  To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have netadmin privileges on the affected system. This would require valid credentials or exploitation of or . Cisco is not aware of successful exploitation by other methods. Cisco has observed limited cases where the exploitation of this bug resulted in a configuration change pushed to edge devices. Cisco recommends that customers upgrade to the fixed software that is documented in the that was published on May 14, 2026, and verify the configuration of the edge devices.

CWE CWE-116
Vendor cisco
Product cisco catalyst sd-wan manager
Ecosystems
Industries
NetworkingTelecommunications
Published Jun 4, 2026
Last Updated Jun 9, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Affected Versions

Cisco / Cisco 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 26.0.1 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 26.1.1 26.1.1_LI_Images 20.18.2.1_LI_Images 20.18.2.1 20.15.4.2_LI_Images 20.15.4.2 20.12.6.1 20.12.6.1_LI_Images 20.12.5.3 20.12.5.3_LI_Images 20.9.8.2_LI_Images 20.9.8.2 20.18.3 20.18.3_LI_Images 20.15.5 20.15.5_LI_Images 20.12.7 20.12.7_LI_Images 20.9.9 20.9.9_LI_Images 20.18.2.2 20.18.2.2_LI_Images 20.12.5.4 20.12.5.4_LI_ Images 20.12.7.1_LI_Images 20.12.6.2_LI_Images 20.12.7.1 20.15.5.1 20.15.4.3 20.15.4.3_LI_Images 20.15.5.1_LI_Images 20.12.6.2 20.15.5.2 20.15.5.2_LI_Images 26.1.1.1_LI_Images 20.15.4.4 20.15.4.4_LI_Images 26.1.1.1 20.9.9.1_LI_Images 20.9.9.1

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-privesc-4uxFrdzx sec.cloudapps.cisco.com: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-rpa2-v69WY2SW cisa.gov: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-20245