CVE-2026-20182
CWE-287
104.9
RPSRPS range: 0–105; KEV-listed vulnerabilities can receive an exploitation amplifier.
Description
May 2026: This security advisory provides the details and fix information for a vulnerability that was discovered and fixed after the was disclosed in February 2026. This new advisory is for a new vulnerability in the control connection handshaking. The section of this advisory includes Show Control Connections guidance to help with system checks. 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 the 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.
Source: NVD
Signals
- CVSS
- 10.0
- Critical · v3.1
- EPSS
- 91.52%
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (FIRST)
- CISA KEV
- In CISA KEV since May 2026
- Fix commit
- No known fix commit
- Sources: MoreFixes, FreshFixes
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Published
- 14 May 2026
- Last modified 15 May 2026
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Data as of 7 Oct 2026, 05:16 UK time