# CVE-2026-20122

A vulnerability in the API of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the local file system. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid read-only credentials with API access on the affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper file handling on the API interface of an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a malicious file on the local file system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the affected system and gain vmanage user privileges.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2026-20122
- CVSS: 5.4
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2026-04-20; CISA due date 2026-04-23
- EPSS: 25.80%
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2026-03-05)
- Weakness: CWE-648
- Published: 2026-02-25

## Affected versions

- Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager: affected 20.1.12; 19.2.1; 18.4.4; 18.4.5; 20.1.1.1; 20.1.1; 19.3.0; 19.2.2; 19.2.099; 18.3.6; 18.3.7; 19.2.0; 18.3.8; 19.0.0; 19.1.0; 18.4.302; 18.4.303; 19.2.097; 19.2.098; 17.2.10; 18.3.6.1; 19.0.1a; 18.2.0; 18.4.3; 18.4.1; 17.2.8; 18.3.3.1; 18.4.0; 18.3.1; 17.2.6; 17.2.9; 18.3.4; 17.2.5; 18.3.1.1; 18.3.5; 18.4.0.1; 18.3.3; 17.2.7; 17.2.4; 18.3.0; 19.2.3; 18.4.501_ES; 20.3.1; 20.1.2; 19.2.929; 19.2.31; 20.3.2; 19.2.32; 20.3.2_925; 20.3.2.1; 20.3.2.1_927; 18.4.6; 20.1.2_937; 20.4.1; 20.3.2_928; 20.3.2_929; 20.4.1.0.1; 20.3.2.1_930; 19.2.4; 20.5.0.1.1; 20.4.1.1; 20.3.3; 19.2.4.0.1; 20.3.2_937; 20.3.3.1; 20.5.1; 20.1.3; 20.3.3.0.4; 20.3.3.1.2; 20.3.3.1.1; 20.4.1.2; 20.3.3.0.2; 20.4.1.1.5; 20.4.1.0.01; 20.4.1.0.02; 20.3.3.1.7; 20.3.3.1.5; 20.5.1.0.1; 20.3.3.1.10; 20.3.3.0.8; 20.4.2; 20.4.2.0.1; 20.3.4; 20.3.3.0.14; 19.2.4.0.8; 19.2.4.0.9; 20.3.4.0.1; 20.3.2.0.5; 20.6.1; 20.5.1.0.2; 20.3.3.0.17; 20.6.1.1; 20.6.0.18.3; 20.3.2.0.6; 20.6.0.18.4; 20.4.2.0.2; 20.3.3.0.16; 20.3.4.0.5; 20.6.1.0.1; 20.3.4.0.6; 20.6.2; 20.7.1EFT2; 20.3.4.0.9; 20.3.4.0.11; 20.4.2.0.4; 20.3.3.0.18; 20.7.1; 20.6.2.1; 20.3.4.1; 20.5.1.1; 20.4.2.1; 20.4.2.1.1; 20.3.4.1.1; 20.3.813; 20.3.4.0.19; 20.4.2.2.1; 20.5.1.2; 20.3.4.2; 20.3.814; 20.4.2.2; 20.6.2.2; 20.3.4.2.1; 20.7.1.1; 20.3.4.1.2; 20.6.2.2.2; 20.3.4.0.20; 20.6.2.2.3; 20.4.2.2.2; 20.3.5; 20.6.2.0.4; 20.4.2.2.3; 20.3.4.0.24; 20.6.2.2.7; 20.6.3; 20.3.4.2.2; 20.4.2.2.4; 20.7.1.0.2; 20.8.1; 20.3.5.0.8; 20.3.5.0.9; 20.4.2.2.8; 20.3.5.0.7; 20.6.3.0.7; 20.6.3.0.5; 20.6.3.0.10; 20.6.3.0.2; 20.7.2; 20.9.1EFT2; 20.6.3.0.11; 20.6.3.1; 20.6.3.0.14; 20.6.4; 20.9.1; 20.6.3.0.19; 20.6.3.0.18; 20.3.6; 20.9.1.1; 20.6.3.0.23; 20.6.4.0.4; 20.6.3.0.25; 20.6.5; 20.6.3.0.27; 20.9.2; 20.9.2.1; 20.6.3.0.29; 20.6.3.0.31; 20.6.3.0.32; 20.10.1; 20.6.3.0.33; 20.9.2.0.01; 20.9.1_LI_Images; 20.10.1_LI_Images; 20.9.2_LI_Images; 20.3.7; 20.9.3; 20.6.5.1; 20.11.1; 20.11.1_LI_Images; 20.9.3_LI_ Images; 20.6.3.1.1; 20.9.3.0.2; 20.6.5.1.2; 20.9.3.0.3; 20.4.2.3; 20.6.3.2; 20.6.4.1; 20.6.3.0.38; 20.6.3.0.39; 20.3.5.1; 20.3.4.3; 20.9.3.1; 20.3.3.2; 20.6.5.2; 20.3.7.1; 20.10.1.1; 20.6.5.2.1; 20.3.4.0.25; 20.6.2.2.4; 20.6.1.2; 20.11.1.1; 20.9.3.0.5; 20.3.4.0.26; 20.6.5.1.3; 20.6.3.0.40; 20.1.3.1; 20.9.2.2; 20.6.5.2.3; 20.6.5.1.4; 20.6.5.3; 20.6.3.0.41; 20.9.3.0.7; 20.6.5.1.5; 20.9.3.0.4; 20.6.4.0.19; 20.6.5.1.6; 20.9.3.0.8; 20.6.3.3; 20.3.7.2; 20.6.5.4; 20.6.5.1.7; 20.9.3.0.12; 20.6.4.2; 20.6.5.5; 20.9.3.2; 20.11.1.2; 20.6.3.4; 20.10.1.2; 20.6.5.1.9; 20.9.3.0.16; 20.6.3.0.45; 20.6.5.1.10; 20.9.3.0.17; 20.6.5.2.4; 20.6.4.0.21; 20.9.3.0.18; 20.6.3.0.46; 20.6.3.0.47; 20.9.2.3; 20.9.3.2_LI_Images; 20.9.3.0.21; 20.9.3.0.20; 20.9.4_LI_Images; 20.9.4; 20.6.5.1.11; 20.12.1; 20.12.1_LI_Images; 20.6.5.1.13; 20.9.3.0.23; 20.6.5.2.8; 20.9.4.1; 20.9.4.1_LI_Images; 20.9.3.0.25; 20.9.3.0.24; 20.6.5.1.14; 20.3.8; 20.6.6; 20.9.3.0.26; 20.6.3.0.51; 20.9.3.0.29; 20.12.2; 20.12.2_LI_Images; 20.6.6.0.1; 20.13.1_LI_Images; 20.9.4.0.4; 20.13.1; 20.9.4.1.1; 20.9.5; 20.9.5_LI_Images; 20.12.3_LI_Images; 20.12.3; 20.9.4.1.3; 20.6.7; 20.9.5.1; 20.9.5.1_LI_Images; 20.9.4.1.6; 20.14.1; 20.14.1_LI_Images; 20.9.5.2; 20.9.5.2.1; 20.9.5.2_LI_Images; 20.12.3.1; 20.12.4; 20.15.1_LI_Images; 20.15.1; 20.9.5.1.4; 20.9.5.2.7; 20.9.5.2.13; 20.9.6; 20.9.6_LI_Images; 20.9.5.2.14; 20.6.8; 20.12.4.0.03; 20.16.1; 20.16.1_LI_Images; 20.12.4_LI_Images; 20.9.5.2.16; 20.12.4.0.4; 20.12.401; 20.9.5.3; 20.9.5.3_LI_Images; 20.12.4.1_LI_Images; 20.12.4.1; 20.9.5.2.21; 20.9.6.0.3; 20.12.4.0.6; 20.15.2_LI_Images; 20.15.2; 20.12.4_Monthly_ES5; 20.12.5; 20.12.5_LI_Images; 20.9.7_LI _Images; 20.9.7; 20.15.3; 20.15.3_ LI _Images; 20.12.501; 20.12.5.1_LI_Images; 20.12.5.1; 20.12.5.2_LI_Images; 20.12.5.2; 20.15.3.1; 20.15.4_LI_Images; 20.15.4; 20.9.7.1_LI _Images; 20.9.7.1; 20.18.1; 20.18.1_LI_Images; 20.12.6_LI_Images; 20.12.6; 20.12.5.1.01; 20.9.8; 20.9.8_LI_Images; 20.18.2; 20.15.4.1_LI_Images; 20.15.4.1; 20.18.2_LI_Images

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-authbp-qwCX8D4v
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-20122

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