Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller and Manager: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller and Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
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- started
- Feb 25, 2026
- closed
- Feb 25, 2026
- CVEs
- 1
- sources
- 3
## summary
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller, formerly SD-WAN vSmart, and Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly SD-WAN vManage, contain an authentication bypass vulnerability 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 an 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 f
severity: Actively exploited (CISA KEV)
## cve ids[1]
## affected
- See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)
## fixed in
- See vendor advisory linked in sources
## timeline[1]
CISA added CVE-2026-20127 to the KEV catalog (due 2026-02-27).
## advisories[3]
## notes & caveats
Derived from CISA KEV JSON feed catalogVersion 2026.10.21. Exact affected/fixed version strings are not always in the KEV record — verify against the vendor advisory URL. startedAt uses dateAdded (exploitation may have begun earlier).
