Medium severity · published Jun 15, 2026
CVE-2026-20262
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability
In wildKEV
6.5
CVSS
29.1%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly SD-WAN vManage, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to create a file or overwrite any file on the filesystem of an affected system.
This vulnerability exists because the affected software does not properly validate user-supplied input during a file upload process. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected API endpoint of the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to create or overwrite any file on the underlying operating system. This file could later be used to elevate to root. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid credentials with at least a lower-privileged, single-task user account.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)29.1% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Jun 15, 2026
Federal remediation dueJun 29, 2026
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 20.9.9.2; 20.10 before 20.12.7.2; 20.13 before 20.15.4.5; 20.15.5 before 20.15.5.3; 20.16 before 20.18.3.1; 26.1 before 26.1.1.2 · source: NVD, KEV
In the news
VulnerabilityHigh
[CISA KEV] CVE-2026-20262: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager - Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Directory or Path Traversal Vulnerability
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager contains a directory or path traversal vulnerability that could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to create a file or overwrite any file on the filesystem of an affected system.
CSCatalyst SD-WAN ManagerCVE-2026-20262
Jun 15, 2026·CISA KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20262
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20262
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-arbfw-c2rZvQ
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