Vulnerability · Published May 14, 2026 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2026-20209Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager from Cisco. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly SD-WAN vManage, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with read-only permissions to elevate their privileges from low to high and perform actions as a high-privileged user. This vulnerability exists because sensitive session information is recorded in audit logs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by elevating their read-only permissions in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager to those of a high-privileged user. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform actions as a high-privileged user.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager | 20.1.1219.2.118.4.418.4.520.1.1.120.1.119.3.019.2.2 |
Weakness: CWE-779 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N