CVE-2026-20245

Analyzed
Published: 04 Jun 2026, 22:33
Last modified:21 Jul 2026, 16:17

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
36/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
25.32% HIGH
25% probability 0.00%
KEV
Listed
CIRCL • CISA
2 listings
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

04 Jun 2026, 22:33
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
09 Jun 2026, 00:00
Added to CISA KEV
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output Vulnerability
23 Jun 2026, 00:00
CISA Remediation Due
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
25 Jun 2026, 00:00
Added to CIRCL KEV
Added to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
21 Jul 2026, 16:17
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller, formerly SD-WAN vSmart, Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly SD-WAN vManage, and Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Validator, formerly SD-WAN vBond, could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root by supplying a crafted file to the affected system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a crafted file to the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform command injection attacks on an affected system and elevate their privileges as the root user. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have netadmin privileges on the affected system. This would require valid credentials or exploitation of or . Cisco is not aware of successful exploitation by other methods. Cisco has observed limited cases where the exploitation of this bug resulted in a configuration change pushed to edge devices. Cisco recommends that customers upgrade to the fixed software that is documented in the that was published on May 14, 2026, and verify the configuration of the edge devices.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 25.32%• Percentile: 98%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-116•Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

    The product prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved.

Affected Systems

  • Unknown•Catalyst SD-WAN Manager

    < 20.9.9.1 | ≥ 20.10, < 20.12.5.4 | ≥ 20.12.6, < 20.12.6.2 | ≥ 20.13, < 20.15.4.4 | ≥ 20.15.5, < 20.15.5.2 | ≥ 20.16, < 20.18.2.2 | ≥ 26.1, < 26.1.1.1 | 20.12.7

  • cisco•cisco catalyst sd-wan controller

    20.18.3.1 | 20.6.4 | 20.9.2 | 20.3.6 | 20.7.2 | 20.7.1 | 20.5.1 | 20.6.2 | 19.3.0 | 20.6.1 | 17.2.4 | 18.2.0 | 18.4.6 | 19.1.0 | 19.2.4 | 19.2.929 | 18.3.8 | 18.4.303 | 18.3.7 | 18.4.1 | 19.2.097 | 19.2.0 | 19.2.099 | 18.3.6 | 20.4.2 | 19.0.0 | 20.9.1 | 20.3.5 | 20.3.1 | 18.3.5 | 20.6.3 | 18.4.3 | 18.4.4 | 18.3.3 | 17.2.8 | 20.8.1 | 19.2.32 | 19.2.2 | 17.2.5 | 18.4.0 | 20.4.1.1 | 20.1.3 | 20.1.2 | 17.2.10 | 19.2.098 | 20.1.1 | 17.2.6 | 19.2.1 | 18.3.4 | 20.4.1 | 17.2.9 | 19.2.31 | 19.0.1a | 18.3.0 | 17.2.7 | 18.4.5 | 20.3.4 | 20.3.3 | 20.4.1.2 | 20.3.2 | 18.3.1 | 20.1.12 | 19.2.3 | 20.10.1 | 20.6.5 | 20.3.7 | 20.9.3 | 20.11.1 | 20.6.3.2 | 20.4.2.3 | 20.3.5.1 | 20.3.4.3 | 20.9.3.1 | 20.6.4.1 | 20.3.3.2 | 20.6.5.2 | 20.3.7.1 | 20.11.1.1 | 20.10.1.1 | 20.6.1.2 | 20.1.3.1 | 20.9.2.2 | 20.6.5.3 | 20.6.3.3 | 20.3.7.2 | 20.6.5.4 | 20.9.2.3 | 20.9.4 | 20.12.1 | 20.3.8 | 20.6.6 | 20.12.2 | 20.9.5 | 20.12.3 | 20.6.7 | 20.9.5.1 | 20.14.1 | 20.12.3.1 | 20.12.4 | 20.15.1 | 20.9.6 | 20.6.8 | 20.16.1 | 20.9.5.3 | 20.12.4.1 | 20.15.2 | 20.12.5 | 20.9.7 | 20.15.3 | 20.12.5.1 | 20.12.5.2 | 20.15.4 | 20.9.7.1 | 20.18.1 | 20.12.6 | 20.9.8 | 20.15.4.1 | 20.18.2 | 26.1.1 | 20.15.4.2 | 20.18.2.1 | 20.12.5.3 | 20.12.6.1 | 20.9.8.2 | 20.15.5 | 20.18.3 | 20.12.7 | 20.9.9 | 20.18.2.2 | 20.12.5.4 | 20.12.7.1 | 20.15.5.1 | 20.15.4.3 | 20.12.6.2 | 20.15.5.2 | 20.15.4.4 | 26.1.1.1 | 20.9.9.1 | 26.1.1.2 | 20.15.4.5 | 20.15.5.3

  • cisco•cisco catalyst sd-wan manager

    20.1.12 | 19.2.1 | 18.4.4 | 18.4.5 | 20.1.1.1 | 20.1.1 | 19.3.0 | 19.2.2 | 19.2.099 | 18.3.6 | 18.3.7 | 19.2.0 | 18.3.8 | 19.0.0 | 19.1.0 | 18.4.302 | 18.4.303 | 19.2.097 | 19.2.098 | 17.2.10 | 18.3.6.1 | 19.0.1a | 18.2.0 | 18.4.3 | 18.4.1 | 17.2.8 | 18.3.3.1 | 18.4.0 | 18.3.1 | 17.2.6 | 17.2.9 | 18.3.4 | 17.2.5 | 18.3.1.1 | 18.3.5 | 18.4.0.1 | 18.3.3 | 17.2.7 | 17.2.4 | 18.3.0 | 19.2.3 | 18.4.501_ES | 20.3.1 | 20.1.2 | 19.2.929 | 19.2.31 | 20.3.2 | 19.2.32 | 20.3.2_925 | 20.3.2.1 | 20.3.2.1_927 | 18.4.6 | 20.1.2_937 | 20.4.1 | 20.3.2_928 | 20.3.2_929 | 20.4.1.0.1 | 20.3.2.1_930 | 19.2.4 | 20.5.0.1.1 | 20.4.1.1 | 20.3.3 | 19.2.4.0.1 | 20.3.2_937 | 20.3.3.1 | 20.5.1 | 20.1.3 | 20.3.3.0.4 | 20.3.3.1.2 | 20.3.3.1.1 | 20.4.1.2 | 20.3.3.0.2 | 20.4.1.1.5 | 20.4.1.0.01 | 20.4.1.0.02 | 20.3.3.1.7 | 20.3.3.1.5 | 20.5.1.0.1 | 20.3.3.1.10 | 20.3.3.0.8 | 20.4.2 | 20.4.2.0.1 | 20.3.4 | 20.3.3.0.14 | 19.2.4.0.8 | 19.2.4.0.9 | 20.3.4.0.1 | 20.3.2.0.5 | 20.6.1 | 20.5.1.0.2 | 20.3.3.0.17 | 20.6.1.1 | 20.6.0.18.3 | 20.3.2.0.6 | 20.6.0.18.4 | 20.4.2.0.2 | 20.3.3.0.16 | 20.3.4.0.5 | 20.6.1.0.1 | 20.3.4.0.6 | 20.6.2 | 20.7.1EFT2 | 20.3.4.0.9 | 20.3.4.0.11 | 20.4.2.0.4 | 20.3.3.0.18 | 20.7.1 | 20.6.2.1 | 20.3.4.1 | 20.5.1.1 | 20.4.2.1 | 20.4.2.1.1 | 20.3.4.1.1 | 20.3.813 | 20.3.4.0.19 | 20.4.2.2.1 | 20.5.1.2 | 20.3.4.2 | 20.3.814 | 20.4.2.2 | 20.6.2.2 | 20.3.4.2.1 | 20.7.1.1 | 20.3.4.1.2 | 20.6.2.2.2 | 20.3.4.0.20 | 20.6.2.2.3 | 20.4.2.2.2 | 20.3.5 | 20.6.2.0.4 | 20.4.2.2.3 | 20.3.4.0.24 | 20.6.2.2.7 | 20.6.3 | 20.3.4.2.2 | 20.4.2.2.4 | 20.7.1.0.2 | 20.8.1 | 20.3.5.0.8 | 20.3.5.0.9 | 20.4.2.2.8 | 20.3.5.0.7 | 20.6.3.0.7 | 20.6.3.0.5 | 20.6.3.0.10 | 20.6.3.0.2 | 20.7.2 | 20.9.1EFT2 | 20.6.3.0.11 | 20.6.3.1 | 20.6.3.0.14 | 20.6.4 | 20.9.1 | 20.6.3.0.19 | 20.6.3.0.18 | 20.3.6 | 20.9.1.1 | 20.6.3.0.23 | 20.6.4.0.4 | 20.6.3.0.25 | 20.6.5 | 20.6.3.0.27 | 20.9.2 | 20.9.2.1 | 20.6.3.0.29 | 20.6.3.0.31 | 20.6.3.0.32 | 20.10.1 | 20.6.3.0.33 | 20.9.2.0.01 | 20.9.1_LI_Images | 20.10.1_LI_Images | 20.9.2_LI_Images | 20.3.7 | 20.9.3 | 20.6.5.1 | 20.11.1_LI_Images | 20.9.3_LI_ Images | 20.6.3.1.1 | 20.9.3.0.2 | 20.6.5.1.2 | 20.9.3.0.3 | 20.4.2.3 | 20.6.3.2 | 20.6.4.1 | 20.6.3.0.38 | 20.6.3.0.39 | 20.3.5.1 | 20.3.4.3 | 20.9.3.1 | 20.3.3.2 | 20.6.5.2 | 20.3.7.1 | 20.10.1.1 | 20.6.5.2.1 | 20.3.4.0.25 | 20.6.2.2.4 | 20.6.1.2 | 20.11.1.1 | 20.9.3.0.5 | 20.3.4.0.26 | 20.6.5.1.3 | 20.6.3.0.40 | 20.1.3.1 | 20.9.2.2 | 20.6.5.2.3 | 20.6.5.1.4 | 20.6.5.3 | 20.6.3.0.41 | 20.9.3.0.7 | 20.6.5.1.5 | 20.9.3.0.4 | 20.6.4.0.19 | 20.6.5.1.6 | 20.9.3.0.8 | 20.6.3.3 | 20.3.7.2 | 20.6.5.4 | 20.6.5.1.7 | 20.9.3.0.12 | 20.6.4.2 | 20.6.5.5 | 20.9.3.2 | 20.11.1.2 | 20.6.3.4 | 20.10.1.2 | 20.6.5.1.9 | 20.9.3.0.16 | 20.6.3.0.45 | 20.6.5.1.10 | 20.9.3.0.17 | 20.6.5.2.4 | 20.6.4.0.21 | 20.9.3.0.18 | 20.6.3.0.46 | 20.6.3.0.47 | 20.9.2.3 | 20.9.3.2_LI_Images | 20.9.3.0.21 | 20.9.3.0.20 | 20.9.4_LI_Images | 20.9.4 | 20.6.5.1.11 | 20.12.1 | 20.12.1_LI_Images | 20.6.5.1.13 | 20.9.3.0.23 | 20.6.5.2.8 | 20.9.4.1 | 20.9.4.1_LI_Images | 20.9.3.0.25 | 20.9.3.0.24 | 20.6.5.1.14 | 20.3.8 | 20.6.6 | 20.9.3.0.26 | 20.6.3.0.51 | 20.9.3.0.29 | 20.12.2 | 20.12.2_LI_Images | 20.6.6.0.1 | 20.13.1_LI_Images | 20.9.4.0.4 | 20.9.4.1.1 | 20.9.5 | 20.9.5_LI_Images | 20.12.3_LI_Images | 20.12.3 | 20.9.4.1.3 | 20.6.7 | 20.9.5.1 | 20.9.5.1_LI_Images | 20.9.4.1.6 | 20.14.1 | 20.14.1_LI_Images | 20.9.5.2 | 20.9.5.2.1 | 20.9.5.2_LI_Images | 20.12.3.1 | 20.12.4 | 20.15.1_LI_Images | 20.15.1 | 20.9.5.1.4 | 20.9.5.2.7 | 20.9.5.2.13 | 20.9.6 | 20.9.6_LI_Images | 20.9.5.2.14 | 20.6.8 | 20.12.4.0.03 | 20.16.1 | 20.16.1_LI_Images | 20.12.4_LI_Images | 20.9.5.2.16 | 20.12.4.0.4 | 20.12.401 | 20.9.5.3 | 20.9.5.3_LI_Images | 20.12.4.1_LI_Images | 20.12.4.1 | 20.9.5.2.21 | 20.9.6.0.3 | 20.12.4.0.6 | 20.15.2_LI_Images | 20.15.2 | 20.12.4_Monthly_ES5 | 20.12.5 | 20.12.5_LI_Images | 20.9.7_LI _Images | 20.9.7 | 20.15.3 | 20.15.3_ LI _Images | 20.12.501 | 20.12.5.1_LI_Images | 20.12.5.1 | 20.12.5.2_LI_Images | 20.12.5.2 | 20.15.3.1 | 20.15.4_LI_Images | 20.15.4 | 20.9.7.1_LI _Images | 20.9.7.1 | 20.18.1 | 20.18.1_LI_Images | 20.12.6_LI_Images | 20.12.6 | 20.12.5.1.01 | 26.0.1 | 20.9.8 | 20.9.8_LI_Images | 20.18.2 | 20.15.4.1_LI_Images | 20.15.4.1 | 20.18.2_LI_Images | 26.1.1 | 26.1.1_LI_Images | 20.18.2.1_LI_Images | 20.18.2.1 | 20.15.4.2_LI_Images | 20.15.4.2 | 20.12.6.1 | 20.12.6.1_LI_Images | 20.12.5.3 | 20.12.5.3_LI_Images | 20.9.8.2_LI_Images | 20.9.8.2 | 20.18.3 | 20.18.3_LI_Images | 20.15.5 | 20.15.5_LI_Images | 20.12.7 | 20.12.7_LI_Images | 20.9.9 | 20.9.9_LI_Images | 20.18.2.2 | 20.18.2.2_LI_Images | 20.12.5.4 | 20.12.5.4_LI_ Images | 20.12.7.1_LI_Images | 20.12.6.2_LI_Images | 20.12.7.1 | 20.15.5.1 | 20.15.4.3 | 20.15.4.3_LI_Images | 20.15.5.1_LI_Images | 20.12.6.2 | 20.15.5.2 | 20.15.5.2_LI_Images | 26.1.1.1_LI_Images | 20.15.4.4 | 20.15.4.4_LI_Images | 26.1.1.1 | 20.9.9.1_LI_Images | 20.9.9.1

  • cisco•sd-wan_vsmart_controller

    < 20.9.9.1 | ≥ 20.10, < 20.12.5.4 | ≥ 20.12.6, < 20.12.6.2 | ≥ 20.13, < 20.15.4.4 | ≥ 20.15.5, < 20.15.5.2 | ≥ 20.16, < 20.18.2.2 | ≥ 26.1, < 26.1.1.1 | 20.12.7

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