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CVE-2026-20133

Actively Exploited Information Disclosure in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager

CISA: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Vulnerability

CVSS 3.1
7.5 high
EPSS
31%p98
Published
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Added to KEV
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Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, the central management and monitoring platform for Cisco SD-WAN fabrics (formerly known as vManage), contains a sensitive-information-exposure flaw (CWE-200) that allows remote attackers to view sensitive information on affected systems. The available data does not specify the exact trigger path or authentication requirements, but the flaw is remotely exploitable by unauthorized actors. An attacker gains access to sensitive information held on the management platform, which aggregates inventory, configuration, and telemetry for an entire SD-WAN overlay, potentially aiding follow-on attacks. Any organization running an affected release of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager is in scope. CISA added the vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-04-20, confirming exploitation in the wild, and EPSS assigns a 31.4% probability of exploitation within 30 days (98th percentile), although CVSS scoring is pending and no public proof-of-concept is known.

What to do: Inventory your environment for internet-exposed Catalyst SD-WAN Manager instances and review access logs for signs of unauthorized retrieval of sensitive information, since the flaw is listed as exploited in the wild. Apply the vendor fix referenced in Cisco's advisory for CVE-2026-20133 when available, and follow CISA's Emergency Directive 26-03 and the CISA 'Hunt & Hardening Guidance for Cisco SD-WAN Devices'; federal agencies must adhere to applicable BOD 22-01 mitigation timelines or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

ProductAffected
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager—
Estimated exposure
large≈tens of thousands of deployments (Cisco has publicly cited 30,000+ SD-WAN customers, each operating at least one Manager controller) — Cisco is a leading SD-WAN vendor with a publicly cited installed base of more than 30,000 SD-WAN customers, and the Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (vManage) controller is a mandatory management component in each deployment.

Order-of-magnitude estimate by the model from install counts, market share and public scan data it knows; verify before quoting.

Description · NVD

A vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to view sensitive information on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient file system restrictions. An authenticated attacker with netadmin privileges could exploit this vulnerability by accessing the vshell of an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read sensitive information on the underlying operating system.

KEVCISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Affected
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager
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.
Due date
Ransomware use
Unknown
Vendors
cisco
Products
catalyst sd-wan manager
Weakness
CWE-200
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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