A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly SD-WAN vManage, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with read-only permissions to elevate their privileges from low to high and perform actions as a high-privileged user.

This vulnerability exists because sensitive session information is recorded in audit logs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by elevating their read-only permissions in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager to those of a high-privileged user. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform actions as a high-privileged user.

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Thu, 14 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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Description A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly SD-WAN vManage, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with read-only permissions to elevate their privileges from low to high and perform actions as a high-privileged user. This vulnerability exists because sensitive session information is recorded in audit logs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by elevating their read-only permissions in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager to those of a high-privileged user. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform actions as a high-privileged user.
Title Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-779
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-14T19:12:50.976Z

Reserved: 2025-10-08T11:59:15.398Z

Link: CVE-2026-20209

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-14T17:16:19.750

Modified: 2026-05-14T17:19:57.600

Link: CVE-2026-20209

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Updated: 2026-05-14T18:30:26Z

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