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CVE-2026-20182

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

CVSS 3.1 Critical 10.0Known exploited (CISA KEV)

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

Description

May 2026: This security advisory provides the details and fix information for a vulnerability that was discovered and fixed after the was disclosed in February 2026. This new advisory is for a new vulnerability in the control connection handshaking. The section of this advisory includes Show Control Connections guidance to help with system checks.  A vulnerability in the peering authentication in 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 unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and obtain administrative privileges on an affected system. This vulnerability exists because the peering authentication mechanism in an affected system is not working properly. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted requests to the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to log in to an affected Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller as an internal, high-privileged, non-root user account. Using this account, the attacker could access NETCONF, which would then allow the attacker to manipulate network configuration for the SD-WAN fabric.

Official description from the CVE record, published by cisco. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CVE license. View the record on cve.org

Key data

CVSS 3.1 Critical 10.0

Score published by cisco in the CVE record.

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

  • Attack vector: Network

    The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.

  • Attack complexity: Low

    No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.

  • Privileges required: None

    No account or privileges are 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

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.
Score
0.91817 (91.8% probability)
Percentile
99.8%
Scores of
Nov 10, 2026
Model
v2026.06.15

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Name in the catalog
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Added to the catalog
May 14, 2026
Federal due date
May 17, 2026

CISA assessment as of May 14, 2026

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.
Exploitation
Recorded by CISA as active
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total

Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.
CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CWE license.

Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

  • Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller

    • affected: 20.6.4
    • affected: 20.9.2
    • affected: 20.3.6
    • affected: 20.7.2
    • affected: 20.7.1
    • affected: 20.5.1
    • affected: 20.6.2
    • affected: 19.3.0
    • affected: 20.6.1
    • affected: 17.2.4
    • affected: 18.2.0
    • affected: 18.4.6
    • affected: 19.1.0
    • affected: 19.2.4
    • affected: 19.2.929
    • affected: 18.3.8
    • affected: 18.4.303
    • affected: 18.3.7
    • affected: 18.4.1
    • affected: 19.2.097
    • affected: 19.2.0
    • affected: 19.2.099
    • affected: 18.3.6
    • affected: 20.4.2
    • affected: 19.0.0
    • and 104 more

  • 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: 19.2.099
    • affected: 18.3.6
    • affected: 18.3.7
    • affected: 19.2.0
    • affected: 19.1.0
    • affected: 18.4.303
    • affected: 19.2.098
    • affected: 18.3.6.1
    • affected: 18.2.0
    • affected: 17.2.8
    • affected: 18.3.3.1
    • affected: 18.4.0
    • affected: 18.3.1
    • affected: 17.2.6
    • affected: 17.2.9
    • affected: 17.2.5
    • affected: 18.4.0.1
    • affected: 18.3.3
    • affected: 18.3.0
    • and 9 more

References

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Timeline

  1. ID reserved
  2. Added to CISA KEV
  3. Record published
  4. Record last updated

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