CVE-2026-20127 (GCVE-0-2026-20127)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-02-25 16:14
Modified
2026-02-26 14:44
Severity ?
CWE
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Summary
A vulnerability in the peering authentication in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller, formerly SD-WAN vSmart, and Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly SD-WAN vManage, 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 for the SD-WAN fabric. 
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Version: 20.1.12
Version: 19.2.1
Version: 18.4.4
Version: 18.4.5
Version: 20.1.1.1
Version: 20.1.1
Version: 19.3.0
Version: 19.2.2
Version: 19.2.099
Version: 18.3.6
Version: 18.3.7
Version: 19.2.0
Version: 18.3.8
Version: 19.0.0
Version: 19.1.0
Version: 18.4.302
Version: 18.4.303
Version: 19.2.097
Version: 19.2.098
Version: 17.2.10
Version: 18.3.6.1
Version: 19.0.1a
Version: 18.2.0
Version: 18.4.3
Version: 18.4.1
Version: 17.2.8
Version: 18.3.3.1
Version: 18.4.0
Version: 18.3.1
Version: 17.2.6
Version: 17.2.9
Version: 18.3.4
Version: 17.2.5
Version: 18.3.1.1
Version: 18.3.5
Version: 18.4.0.1
Version: 18.3.3
Version: 17.2.7
Version: 17.2.4
Version: 18.3.0
Version: 19.2.3
Version: 18.4.501_ES
Version: 20.3.1
Version: 20.1.2
Version: 19.2.929
Version: 19.2.31
Version: 20.3.2
Version: 19.2.32
Version: 20.3.2_925
Version: 20.3.2.1
Version: 20.3.2.1_927
Version: 18.4.6
Version: 20.1.2_937
Version: 20.4.1
Version: 20.3.2_928
Version: 20.3.2_929
Version: 20.4.1.0.1
Version: 20.3.2.1_930
Version: 19.2.4
Version: 20.5.0.1.1
Version: 20.4.1.1
Version: 20.3.3
Version: 19.2.4.0.1
Version: 20.3.2_937
Version: 20.3.3.1
Version: 20.5.1
Version: 20.1.3
Version: 20.3.3.0.4
Version: 20.3.3.1.2
Version: 20.3.3.1.1
Version: 20.4.1.2
Version: 20.3.3.0.2
Version: 20.4.1.1.5
Version: 20.4.1.0.01
Version: 20.4.1.0.02
Version: 20.3.3.1.7
Version: 20.3.3.1.5
Version: 20.5.1.0.1
Version: 20.3.3.1.10
Version: 20.3.3.0.8
Version: 20.4.2
Version: 20.4.2.0.1
Version: 20.3.4
Version: 20.3.3.0.14
Version: 19.2.4.0.8
Version: 19.2.4.0.9
Version: 20.3.4.0.1
Version: 20.3.2.0.5
Version: 20.6.1
Version: 20.5.1.0.2
Version: 20.3.3.0.17
Version: 20.6.1.1
Version: 20.6.0.18.3
Version: 20.3.2.0.6
Version: 20.6.0.18.4
Version: 20.4.2.0.2
Version: 20.3.3.0.16
Version: 20.3.4.0.5
Version: 20.6.1.0.1
Version: 20.3.4.0.6
Version: 20.6.2
Version: 20.7.1EFT2
Version: 20.3.4.0.9
Version: 20.3.4.0.11
Version: 20.4.2.0.4
Version: 20.3.3.0.18
Version: 20.7.1
Version: 20.6.2.1
Version: 20.3.4.1
Version: 20.5.1.1
Version: 20.4.2.1
Version: 20.4.2.1.1
Version: 20.3.4.1.1
Version: 20.3.813
Version: 20.3.4.0.19
Version: 20.4.2.2.1
Version: 20.5.1.2
Version: 20.3.4.2
Version: 20.3.814
Version: 20.4.2.2
Version: 20.6.2.2
Version: 20.3.4.2.1
Version: 20.7.1.1
Version: 20.3.4.1.2
Version: 20.6.2.2.2
Version: 20.3.4.0.20
Version: 20.6.2.2.3
Version: 20.4.2.2.2
Version: 20.3.5
Version: 20.6.2.0.4
Version: 20.4.2.2.3
Version: 20.3.4.0.24
Version: 20.6.2.2.7
Version: 20.6.3
Version: 20.3.4.2.2
Version: 20.4.2.2.4
Version: 20.7.1.0.2
Version: 20.8.1
Version: 20.3.5.0.8
Version: 20.3.5.0.9
Version: 20.4.2.2.8
Version: 20.3.5.0.7
Version: 20.6.3.0.7
Version: 20.6.3.0.5
Version: 20.6.3.0.10
Version: 20.6.3.0.2
Version: 20.7.2
Version: 20.9.1EFT2
Version: 20.6.3.0.11
Version: 20.6.3.1
Version: 20.6.3.0.14
Version: 20.6.4
Version: 20.9.1
Version: 20.6.3.0.19
Version: 20.6.3.0.18
Version: 20.3.6
Version: 20.9.1.1
Version: 20.6.3.0.23
Version: 20.6.4.0.4
Version: 20.6.3.0.25
Version: 20.6.5
Version: 20.6.3.0.27
Version: 20.9.2
Version: 20.9.2.1
Version: 20.6.3.0.29
Version: 20.6.3.0.31
Version: 20.6.3.0.32
Version: 20.10.1
Version: 20.6.3.0.33
Version: 20.9.2.0.01
Version: 20.9.1_LI_Images
Version: 20.10.1_LI_Images
Version: 20.9.2_LI_Images
Version: 20.3.7
Version: 20.9.3
Version: 20.6.5.1
Version: 20.11.1
Version: 20.11.1_LI_Images
Version: 20.9.3_LI_ Images
Version: 20.6.3.1.1
Version: 20.9.3.0.2
Version: 20.6.5.1.2
Version: 20.9.3.0.3
Version: 20.4.2.3
Version: 20.6.3.2
Version: 20.6.4.1
Version: 20.6.3.0.38
Version: 20.6.3.0.39
Version: 20.3.5.1
Version: 20.3.4.3
Version: 20.9.3.1
Version: 20.3.3.2
Version: 20.6.5.2
Version: 20.3.7.1
Version: 20.10.1.1
Version: 20.6.5.2.1
Version: 20.3.4.0.25
Version: 20.6.2.2.4
Version: 20.6.1.2
Version: 20.11.1.1
Version: 20.9.3.0.5
Version: 20.3.4.0.26
Version: 20.6.5.1.3
Version: 20.6.3.0.40
Version: 20.1.3.1
Version: 20.9.2.2
Version: 20.6.5.2.3
Version: 20.6.5.1.4
Version: 20.6.5.3
Version: 20.6.3.0.41
Version: 20.9.3.0.7
Version: 20.6.5.1.5
Version: 20.9.3.0.4
Version: 20.6.4.0.19
Version: 20.6.5.1.6
Version: 20.9.3.0.8
Version: 20.6.3.3
Version: 20.3.7.2
Version: 20.6.5.4
Version: 20.6.5.1.7
Version: 20.9.3.0.12
Version: 20.6.4.2
Version: 20.6.5.5
Version: 20.9.3.2
Version: 20.11.1.2
Version: 20.6.3.4
Version: 20.10.1.2
Version: 20.6.5.1.9
Version: 20.9.3.0.16
Version: 20.6.3.0.45
Version: 20.6.5.1.10
Version: 20.9.3.0.17
Version: 20.6.5.2.4
Version: 20.6.4.0.21
Version: 20.9.3.0.18
Version: 20.6.3.0.46
Version: 20.6.3.0.47
Version: 20.9.2.3
Version: 20.9.3.2_LI_Images
Version: 20.9.3.0.21
Version: 20.9.3.0.20
Version: 20.9.4_LI_Images
Version: 20.9.4
Version: 20.6.5.1.11
Version: 20.12.1
Version: 20.12.1_LI_Images
Version: 20.6.5.1.13
Version: 20.9.3.0.23
Version: 20.6.5.2.8
Version: 20.9.4.1
Version: 20.9.4.1_LI_Images
Version: 20.9.3.0.25
Version: 20.9.3.0.24
Version: 20.6.5.1.14
Version: 20.3.8
Version: 20.6.6
Version: 20.9.3.0.26
Version: 20.6.3.0.51
Version: 20.9.3.0.29
Version: 20.12.2
Version: 20.12.2_LI_Images
Version: 20.6.6.0.1
Version: 20.13.1_LI_Images
Version: 20.9.4.0.4
Version: 20.13.1
Version: 20.9.4.1.1
Version: 20.9.5
Version: 20.9.5_LI_Images
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Version: 20.9.4.1.3
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Version: 20.14.1
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Version: 20.12.4
Version: 20.15.1_LI_Images
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Version: 20.9.5.2.7
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Version: 20.9.6
Version: 20.9.6_LI_Images
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Version: 20.6.8
Version: 20.12.4.0.03
Version: 20.16.1
Version: 20.16.1_LI_Images
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Version: 20.12.4.0.4
Version: 20.12.401
Version: 20.9.5.3
Version: 20.9.5.3_LI_Images
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Version: 20.12.4.1
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Version: 20.9.6.0.3
Version: 20.12.4.0.6
Version: 20.15.2_LI_Images
Version: 20.15.2
Version: 20.12.4_Monthly_ES5
Version: 20.12.5
Version: 20.12.5_LI_Images
Version: 20.9.7_LI _Images
Version: 20.9.7
Version: 20.15.3
Version: 20.15.3_ LI _Images
Version: 20.12.501
Version: 20.12.5.1_LI_Images
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Version: 20.15.3.1
Version: 20.15.4_LI_Images
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Version: 20.12.6
Version: 20.12.5.1.01
Version: 20.9.8
Version: 20.9.8_LI_Images
Version: 20.18.2
Version: 20.15.4.1_LI_Images
Version: 20.15.4.1
Version: 20.18.2_LI_Images
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2026-02-25

Due date: 2026-02-27

Required action: Please adhere to CISA’s guidelines to assess exposure and mitigate risks associated with Cisco SD-WAN devices as outlines in CISA’s Emergency Directive 26-03 (URL listed below in Notes) and CISA’s “Hunt & Hardening Guidance for Cisco SD-WAN Devices (URL listed below in Notes). Adhere to the applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are not available.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: CISA Mitigation Instructions: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/ed-26-03-mitigate-vulnerabilities-cisco-sd-wan-systems ; https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/supplemental-direction-ed-26-03-hunt-and-hardening-guidance-cisco-sd-wan-systems ; https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-rpa-EHchtZk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20127

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            "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
            "scope": "CHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.1"
          },
          "format": "cvssV3_1"
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-287",
              "description": "Improper Authentication",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "cwe"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2026-02-25T16:18:10.274Z",
        "orgId": "d1c1063e-7a18-46af-9102-31f8928bc633",
        "shortName": "cisco"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "name": "cisco-sa-sdwan-rpa-EHchtZk",
          "url": "https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-rpa-EHchtZk"
        }
      ],
      "source": {
        "advisory": "cisco-sa-sdwan-rpa-EHchtZk",
        "defects": [
          "CSCws52722"
        ],
        "discovery": "INTERNAL"
      },
      "title": "Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller Authentication Bypass Vulnerability"
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "d1c1063e-7a18-46af-9102-31f8928bc633",
    "assignerShortName": "cisco",
    "cveId": "CVE-2026-20127",
    "datePublished": "2026-02-25T16:14:20.137Z",
    "dateReserved": "2025-10-08T11:59:15.379Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-02-26T14:44:06.050Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.2",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "cisa_known_exploited": {
      "cveID": "CVE-2026-20127",
      "cwes": "[\"CWE-287\"]",
      "dateAdded": "2026-02-25",
      "dueDate": "2026-02-27",
      "knownRansomwareCampaignUse": "Unknown",
      "notes": "CISA Mitigation Instructions: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/ed-26-03-mitigate-vulnerabilities-cisco-sd-wan-systems ; https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/supplemental-direction-ed-26-03-hunt-and-hardening-guidance-cisco-sd-wan-systems ; https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-rpa-EHchtZk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20127",
      "product": "Catalyst SD-WAN Controller and Manager",
      "requiredAction": "Please adhere to CISA\u2019s guidelines to assess exposure and mitigate risks associated with Cisco SD-WAN devices as outlines in CISA\u2019s Emergency Directive 26-03 (URL listed below in Notes) and CISA\u2019s \u201cHunt \u0026 Hardening Guidance for Cisco SD-WAN Devices (URL listed below in Notes). Adhere to the applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are not available.",
      "shortDescription": "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 for the SD-WAN fabric.",
      "vendorProject": "Cisco",
      "vulnerabilityName": "Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller and Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerability"
    }
  }
}


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