CVE-2026-20245

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller, formerly SD-WAN vSmart, Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly SD-WAN vManage, and Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Validator, formerly SD-WAN vBond, could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root by supplying a crafted file to the affected system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a crafted file to the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform command injection attacks on an affected system and elevate their privileges as the root user.  To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have netadmin privileges on the affected system. This would require valid credentials or exploitation of or . Cisco is not aware of successful exploitation by other methods. Cisco has observed limited cases where the exploitation of this bug resulted in a configuration change pushed to edge devices. Cisco recommends that customers upgrade to the fixed software that is documented in the that was published on May 14, 2026, and verify the configuration of the edge devices.
Configurations

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OR cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vsmart_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vsmart_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vsmart_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vsmart_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vsmart_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vsmart_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vsmart_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vsmart_controller:20.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

10 Jun 2026, 12:59

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Cisco sd-wan Vsmart Controller
Cisco
Cisco catalyst Sd-wan Manager
CPE cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vsmart_controller:20.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vsmart_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-privesc-4uxFrdzx - () https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-privesc-4uxFrdzx - Vendor Advisory
References () https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-rpa2-v69WY2SW - () https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-rpa2-v69WY2SW - Vendor Advisory
References () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-20245 - () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-20245 - US Government Resource

09 Jun 2026, 22:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
Summary (en) A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly SD-WAN vManage, could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root by supplying a crafted file to the affected system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a crafted file to the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform command injection attacks on an affected system and elevate their privileges as the root user. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have netadmin privileges on the affected system. This would require valid credentials or exploitation of or . Cisco is not aware of successful exploitation by other methods. Cisco has observed limited cases where the exploitation of this bug resulted in a configuration change pushed to edge devices. Cisco recommends that customers upgrade to the fixed software that is documented in the that was published on May 14, 2026, and verify the configuration of the edge devices. (en) A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller, formerly SD-WAN vSmart, Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly SD-WAN vManage, and Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Validator, formerly SD-WAN vBond, could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root by supplying a crafted file to the affected system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a crafted file to the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform command injection attacks on an affected system and elevate their privileges as the root user.  To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have netadmin privileges on the affected system. This would require valid credentials or exploitation of or . Cisco is not aware of successful exploitation by other methods. Cisco has observed limited cases where the exploitation of this bug resulted in a configuration change pushed to edge devices. Cisco recommends that customers upgrade to the fixed software that is documented in the that was published on May 14, 2026, and verify the configuration of the edge devices.

09 Jun 2026, 20:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-20245 -

04 Jun 2026, 23:17

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-04 23:17

Updated : 2026-06-10 12:59


NVD link : CVE-2026-20245

Mitre link : CVE-2026-20245

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-20245


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Products Affected

cisco

  • sd-wan_vsmart_controller
  • catalyst_sd-wan_manager
CWE
CWE-116

Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output