Cisco Secure Workload Software Security Hardening Release August 2026 - Improper Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco Secure Workload engineering team has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in a software hardening release that addresses multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-20318 are related to improper input validation issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-20.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Secure Workload | 2.2.1.41; 3.2.1.18; 3.3.2.50; 3.4.1.28; 3.4.1.34; 2.3.1.45; 2.3.1.41; 3.3.2.28; 3.1.1.59; 2.0.2.20; 2.1.1.33; 2.1.1.29; 3.2.1.28; 3.4.1.35; 3.1.1.65; 3.1.1.67; 2.0.1.34; 2.3.1.49; 2.2.1.39; 3.4.1.19; 3.3.2.23; 3.1.1.61; 3.1.1.54; 3.5.1.17; 3.3.2.33; 3.5.1.1; 2.3.1.53; 3.5.1.20; 3.5.1.30; 3.3.2.16; 3.1.1.55; 3.4.1.6; 2.3.1.50; 2.3.1.52; 3.2.1.19; 2.2.1.35; 3.1.1.53; 3.1.1.70; 3.2.1.20; 3.5.1.2; 1.103.1.12; 2.3.1.51; 3.3.2.42; 3.4.1.1; 3.3.2.12; 2.1.1.31; 3.5.1.23; 3.3.2.53; 3.4.1.14; 3.3.2.2; 3.4.1.20; 3.3.2.35; 2.2.1.34; 1.102.21; 3.3.2.5; 3.5.1.31; 3.6.1.5; 3.2.1.31; 3.5.1.37; 3.4.1.40; 3.6.1.17; 3.6.1.21; 3.2.1.32; 3.2.1.33; 3.6.1.35; 3.6.1.36; 3.7.1.5; 3.6.1.47; 3.7.1.22; 3.6.1.52; 3.7.1.39; 3.8.1.1; 3.7.1.51; 3.8.1.19; 3.8.1.36; 3.7.1.59; 3.8.1.39; 3.9.1.1; 3.9.1.10; 3.9.1.24; 3.9.1.25; 3.9.1.28; 3.9.1.38; 3.8.1.53; 3.9.1.52; 3.10.1.1; 3.9.1.64; 3.10.2.11; 3.9.1.66; 3.10.3.19; 3.9.1.69; 3.10.4.8; 3.10.5.6; 4.0.1.1; 4.0.2.4; 4.0.2.5; 3.10.6.3; 3.10.7.4; 4.0.3.13; 4.0.3.17; 3.10.8.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco Secure Workload VendorCisco Affected 2.2.1.41; 3.2.1.18; 3.3.2.50; 3.4.1.28; 3.4.1.34; 2.3.1.45; 2.3.1.41; 3.3.2.28; 3.1.1.59; 2.0.2.20; 2.1.1.33; 2.1.1.29; 3.2.1.28; 3.4.1.35; 3.1.1.65; 3.1.1.67; 2.0.1.34; 2.3.1.49; 2.2.1.39; 3.4.1.19; 3.3.2.23; 3.1.1.61; 3.1.1.54; 3.5.1.17; 3.3.2.33; 3.5.1.1; 2.3.1.53; 3.5.1.20; 3.5.1.30; 3.3.2.16; 3.1.1.55; 3.4.1.6; 2.3.1.50; 2.3.1.52; 3.2.1.19; 2.2.1.35; 3.1.1.53; 3.1.1.70; 3.2.1.20; 3.5.1.2; 1.103.1.12; 2.3.1.51; 3.3.2.42; 3.4.1.1; 3.3.2.12; 2.1.1.31; 3.5.1.23; 3.3.2.53; 3.4.1.14; 3.3.2.2; 3.4.1.20; 3.3.2.35; 2.2.1.34; 1.102.21; 3.3.2.5; 3.5.1.31; 3.6.1.5; 3.2.1.31; 3.5.1.37; 3.4.1.40; 3.6.1.17; 3.6.1.21; 3.2.1.32; 3.2.1.33; 3.6.1.35; 3.6.1.36; 3.7.1.5; 3.6.1.47; 3.7.1.22; 3.6.1.52; 3.7.1.39; 3.8.1.1; 3.7.1.51; 3.8.1.19; 3.8.1.36; 3.7.1.59; 3.8.1.39; 3.9.1.1; 3.9.1.10; 3.9.1.24; 3.9.1.25; 3.9.1.28; 3.9.1.38; 3.8.1.53; 3.9.1.52; 3.10.1.1; 3.9.1.64; 3.10.2.11; 3.9.1.66; 3.10.3.19; 3.9.1.69; 3.10.4.8; 3.10.5.6; 4.0.1.1; 4.0.2.4; 4.0.2.5; 3.10.6.3; 3.10.7.4; 4.0.3.13; 4.0.3.17; 3.10.8.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-20318
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cjg6-c7q5-6vpx
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Sources
- CVE-2026-20318 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-20318 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cjg6-c7q5-6vpx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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