April 20, 2026 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2026-20128 — Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2026-04-20- Federal due date
2026-04-23- Vendor
- Cisco
- Product
- Catalyst SD-WAN Manager
- EPSS
- 91.6th percentile (score 0.053, as of
2026-07-13) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- 7.5 (HIGH)
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20128
CISA short description
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager contains a storing passwords in a recoverable format vulnerability that allows an authenticated, local attacker to gain DCA user privileges by accessing a credential file for the DCA user on the filesystem as a low-privileged user.
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.
NVD description
A vulnerability in the Data Collection Agent (DCA) feature of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain DCA user privileges on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to the presence of a credential file for the DCA user on an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request and reading the file that contains the DCA password from that affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access another affected system and gain DCA user privileges. Note: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager releases 20.18 and later are not affected by this vulnerability.