Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2026-20133

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager · 17.2.6

Severity
CVSS 6.5 · Medium
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
31.8%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2026-20133 is a vulnerability affecting Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager. A vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to view sensitive information on an affected...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed. Listed in CISA KEV. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager 17.2.6.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager

A vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to view sensitive information on an affected system.

This vulnerability is due to insufficient file system restrictions. An authenticated attacker with netadmin privileges could exploit this vulnerability by accessing the vshell of an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read sensitive information on the underlying operating system.

Cisco Affected
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager
17.2.6 17.2.7 17.2.8 17.2.9 17.2.10 17.2.4 17.2.5 18.3.1.1 18.3.3.1 18.3.3 18.3.4 18.3.5 18.3.7 18.3.8 18.3.6.1 18.3.1 18.3.0 18.4.0.1 18.4.3 18.4.302 18.4.303 18.4.4 18.4.5 18.4.0 18.4.1 18.4.6 19.2.0 19.2.097 19.2.099 19.2.1 19.2.2 19.2.3 19.2.31 19.2.929 19.2.4 20.1.1.1 20.1.12 20.1.1 20.1.2 20.1.3 19.3.0 19.1.0 18.2.0 20.3.1 20.3.2 20.3.2.1 20.3.3 20.3.3.1 20.3.4 20.3.4.1 20.3.4.2 20.3.5 20.3.6 20.3.7 20.3.7.1 20.3.4.3 20.3.5.1 20.3.7.2 20.3.8 20.4.1 20.4.1.1 20.4.1.2 20.4.2 20.4.2.2 20.4.2.1 20.4.2.3 20.5.1 20.5.1.2 20.5.1.1 20.6.1 20.6.1.1 20.6.2.1 20.6.2.2 20.6.2 20.6.3 20.6.3.1 20.6.4 20.6.5 20.6.5.1 20.6.5.3 20.6.1.2 20.6.3.2 20.6.4.1 20.6.5.2 20.6.5.4 20.6.3.3 20.6.4.2 20.6.3.0.45 20.6.3.0.46 20.6.3.0.47 20.6.3.4 20.6.4.0.21 20.6.5.1.10 20.6.5.1.11 20.6.5.1.7 20.6.5.1.9 20.6.5.2.4 20.6.5.5 20.6.5.2.8 20.6.5.1.13 20.6.6 20.6.7 20.6.8 20.7.1 20.7.1.1 20.7.2 20.8.1 20.9.1 20.9.2 20.9.2.1 20.9.3 20.9.3.1 20.9.2.3 20.9.3.0.12 20.9.3.0.16 20.9.3.0.17 20.9.3.0.18 20.9.3.0.20 20.9.3.0.21 20.9.3.2 20.9.3.2_LI_Images 20.9.4 20.9.4_LI_Images 20.9.3.0.23 20.9.4.1 20.9.5 20.9.5.1 20.9.5.2 20.9.6 20.9.5.3 20.9.7 20.9.7.1 20.9.8 20.10.1 20.10.1.1 20.10.1.2 20.11.1 20.11.1.1 20.11.1.2 20.12.1 20.12.1_LI_Images 20.12.2 20.12.3 20.12.3.1 20.12.4 20.12.4.1 20.12.5 20.12.5.1 20.12.5.2 20.12.6 20.13.1 20.14.1 20.15.1 20.15.2 20.15.3 20.15.3.1 20.15.4 20.15.4.1 20.16.1 20.18.1 20.18.2
Published
25 Feb 2026
Exploitation Reported
01 Jun 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

Tags

cisa edge

CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20133
  • cisco-sa-sdwan-authbp-qwCX8D4v sec.cloudapps.cisco.com · CVE Record https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurity...

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.

Exploited in the wild

CVE

Recorded 01 Jun 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CVE First 2026-06-01 13:22 UTC
CISA 2026-06-02 14:01 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

Request targets and User-Agents available in Pro. Callback host details available in Enterprise.

Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

6.5 Medium

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

31.8%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 14:01 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  2. 13:22 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  3. 16:13 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  4. 11:59 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

Pro API

Automate this intelligence

Confidence, exploit status, sensor telemetry, PoCs, scanner integrations, mentions, and tags are available programmatically for VM, SOC, and CTI workflows.

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  • First-party sensor telemetry
  • PoC and scanner references
  • Affected versions and enrichment
  • Automation-ready JSON delivery

GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2026-20133

Free JSON includes basic KEV fields
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-20133",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 6.5,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.31829,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}