High severity · published May 14, 2026
CVE-2026-20224
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability
8.6
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly SD-WAN vManage, could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files that are stored in an affected system. The attacker does not need to have valid user credentials.
This vulnerability is due to improper handling of XML External Entity (XXE) entries when parsing an XML file. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files that are stored in the affected system.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 65% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CC
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager · Cisco
20.1.12; 19.2.1; 18.4.4; 18.4.5; 20.1.1.1; 20.1.1; +34 more · source: vendor
CS
Catalyst Sd-wan Manager · Cisco
before 20.9.9.1; 20.10 before 20.12.5.4; 20.12.6 before 20.12.6.2; 20.13 before 20.15.4.4; 20.15.5 before 20.15.5.2; 20.16 before 20.18.2.2; +2 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20224
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20224
Vendor Advisory
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-mltvnps2-JxpWm7R
Not Applicable
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-rpa-EHchtZk
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