CVE-2026-20128
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
A vulnerability in the Data Collection Agent (DCA) feature of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain DCA user privileges on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to the presence of a credential file for the DCA user on an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request and reading the file that contains the DCA password from that affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access another affected system and gain DCA user privileges. Note: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager releases 20.18 and later are not affected by this vulnerability.
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Key data
CVSS 3.1 High 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector: Local
The attacker needs local access to the system, or to trick a user into running something.
Attack complexity: High
The attack depends on conditions outside the attacker's control, so it takes preparation.
Privileges required: High
An account with significant privileges, such as an administrator, is needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Scope: Changed
The impact can reach other components beyond the vulnerable one.
Confidentiality impact: High
Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact: High
Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact: High
Serious or total effect on availability.
| Metric | Value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Attack vector | Local | The attacker needs local access to the system, or to trick a user into running something. |
| Attack complexity | High | The attack depends on conditions outside the attacker's control, so it takes preparation. |
| Privileges required | High | An account with significant privileges, such as an administrator, is needed. |
| User interaction | None | No action from any user is needed. |
| Scope | Changed | The impact can reach other components beyond the vulnerable one. |
| Confidentiality impact | High | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data. |
| Integrity impact | High | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data. |
| Availability impact | High | Serious or total effect on availability. |
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EPSS
- Score
- 0.08349 (8.3% probability)
- Percentile
- 95.0%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- Name in the catalog
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format Vulnerability
- Added to the catalog
- Apr 20, 2026
- Federal due date
- Apr 23, 2026
CISA assessment as of Feb 25, 2026
- Exploitation
- Recorded by CISA as active
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-257Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format
Affected products
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager
- affected: 20.1.12
- affected: 19.2.1
- affected: 18.4.4
- affected: 18.4.5
- affected: 20.1.1.1
- affected: 20.1.1
- affected: 19.3.0
- affected: 19.2.2
- affected: 19.2.099
- affected: 18.3.6
- affected: 18.3.7
- affected: 19.2.0
- affected: 18.3.8
- affected: 19.0.0
- affected: 19.1.0
- affected: 18.4.302
- affected: 18.4.303
- affected: 19.2.097
- affected: 19.2.098
- affected: 17.2.10
- affected: 18.3.6.1
- affected: 19.0.1a
- affected: 18.2.0
- affected: 18.4.3
- affected: 18.4.1
- and 111 more
References
- cisco-sa-sdwan-authbp-qwCX8D4v (sec.cloudapps.cisco.com)
Timeline
- ID reserved
- Record published
- Added to CISA KEV
- Record last updated
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