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CVE-2026-20128

A vulnerability in the Data Collection Agent (DCA) feature of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain DCA user privileges on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to the presence of a credential file for the DCA user on an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request and reading the file that contains the DCA password from that affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access another affected system and gain DCA user privileges. Note: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager r…

Scores

7.5
CVSS 7.5 out of 10, high severity.
7.2%
EPSS 7.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The facts

Published
25 February 2026
Last changed
17 June 2026
NVD status
Analyzed
Severity
High, CVSS 7.5 out of 10 (version 3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
Affects
  • cisco catalyst sd-wan manager
Known exploited
Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 20 April 2026.
EPSS
7.2% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days (percentile 94).

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