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CVE-2026-20128

HIGH CVSS 3.1: 7.5 EPSS 0.01%
Updated Mar 20, 2026
Cisco
Parameter Value
CVSS 7.5 (HIGH)
Affected Versions 20.11 — 20.9.8.2
Fixed In 20.9.8.2
Type CWE-257
Vendor Cisco
Public PoC No

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.

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Local
Requires local access
Attack Complexity
High
Difficult to exploit
Privileges Required
High
Admin privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
High
Complete data leak
Integrity
High
Complete data modification
Availability
High
Complete denial of service

CVSS Vector v3.1

Weakness Type (CWE)

Vulnerable Products 5

Configuration From (including) Up to (excluding)
Cisco Catalyst_Sd-Wan_Manager
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
20.9.8.2
Cisco Catalyst_Sd-Wan_Manager
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
20.11 20.12.5.3
Cisco Catalyst_Sd-Wan_Manager
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
20.13 20.15.4.2
Cisco Catalyst_Sd-Wan_Manager
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
20.16 20.18
Cisco Catalyst_Sd-Wan_Manager
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*