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TI-2020-15926 Aliases CVE-2020-26074GHSA-9cj6-mqj9-659v

Cisco SD-WAN vManage Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Priority LOW 35CWE-250Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-250.

Summary

A vulnerability in system file transfer functions of Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain escalated privileges on the underlying operating system. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of path input to the system file transfer functions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending requests that contain specially crafted path variables to the vulnerable system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files, allowing the attacker to modify the system in such a way that could allow the attacker to gain escalated privileges.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00184 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoCisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager20.1.12; 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—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager VendorCisco Affected 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 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 46

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:17.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.2.4VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:17.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.2.5VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:17.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.2.6VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:17.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.2.7VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:17.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.2.8VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:17.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.2.9VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:17.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.2.10VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.2.0VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.3.0VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.3.1VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:17.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.2.4 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:17.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.2.5 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:17.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.2.6 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:17.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.2.7 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:17.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.2.8 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:17.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.2.9 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:17.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.2.10 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.2.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.3.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.3.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
Show 36 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.3.1.1VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.3.3VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.3.3.1VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.3.4VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.3.5VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.3.6VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.3.6.1VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.3.7VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.3.8VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.4.0VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.4.0.1VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.4.1VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.4.3VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.4.4VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.4.5VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.302:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.4.302VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.303:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.4.303VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.501_es:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.4.501_esVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.0.0VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.0.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.0.1aVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.1.0VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.2.0VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.2.1VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.2.2VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.2.3VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.2.31VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.097:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.2.097VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.098:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.2.098VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.099:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.2.099VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.929:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.2.929VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.3.0VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20.1.1VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20.1.1.1VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20.1.2VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20.1.12VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20.3.1VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.3.3 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.3.3.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.3.4 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.3.5 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.3.6 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.3.6.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.3.7 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.3.8 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.4.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.4.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.4.3 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.4.4 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.4.5 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.302:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.4.302 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.303:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.4.303 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:18.4.501_es:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.4.501_es Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.0.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0.1a Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.1.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.2.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.2.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.2.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.2.3 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.2.31 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.097:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.2.097 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.098:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.2.098 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.099:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.2.099 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.2.929:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.2.929 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:19.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.3.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.1.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.1.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.1.12 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.3.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-26074
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9cj6-mqj9-659v

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2026-53490 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager System Account Authorization Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-16388 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller Authentication Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-16340 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller Authentication Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-16436 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller Authenticated Privilege Escalation Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-05334 Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2026-16341 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Information Disclosure Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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