Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager up to 26.1.1_LI_Images File escape output
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
|---|---|---|
| 6.4 | $0-$5k | 5.92 |
Summary
A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager. The affected element is an unknown function of the component File Handler. The manipulation results in escape output. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-20245. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a escape output vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-116. The product prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The advisory is available at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-20245 since 10/08/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/05/2026).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-34341). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
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License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB Vector: 🔒VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 7.8
CNA Vector (cisco): 🔒
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Escape outputCWE: CWE-116 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Timeline
10/08/2025 CVE reserved06/04/2026 VulDB entry created
06/05/2026 Advisory disclosed
06/05/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: cisco.comAdvisory: cisco-sa-sdwan-privesc-4uxFrdzx
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-20245 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-20245
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-368418
EUVD: 🔒
Entry
Created: 06/05/2026 00:53Updated: 06/05/2026 04:12
Changes: 06/05/2026 00:53 (64), 06/05/2026 04:12 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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