Vulnerability · Published May 14, 2026 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2026-20224Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability
High 8.6
In plain English
A high-severity improper input validation 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 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Official description
A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly SD-WAN vManage, could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files that are stored in an affected system. The attacker does not need to have valid user credentials. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of XML External Entity (XXE) entries when parsing an XML file. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files that are stored in the affected system.
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-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N