Vulnerability · Published Aug 19, 2026 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2026-20315Cisco Secure Workload Software Security Hardening Release August 2026 - Improper Access Control Vulnerabilities
Critical 10.0
In plain English
A critical-severity improper access control in Cisco Secure Workload from Cisco. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco Secure Workload engineering team has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in a software hardening release that addresses multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-20315 are related to improper access control issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-284.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Secure Workload | 2.2.1.413.2.1.183.3.2.503.4.1.283.4.1.342.3.1.452.3.1.413.3.2.28 |
Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H