Known Exploited Vulnerability: CVE-2026-20182

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Catalog version: 2026.07.16 Date added: 2026-05-14 Due date: 2026-05-17 CISA catalog

Vendor: Cisco

Product: Catalyst SD-WAN

Required action: Please adhere to CISA’s guidelines to assess exposure and mitigate risks associated with Cisco SD-WAN devices as outlined in CISA’s Emergency Directive 26-03 (URL listed below in Notes) and CISA’s Hunt & Hardening Guidance for Cisco SD-WAN Devices (URL listed below in Notes). Adhere to the applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are not available.

Known ransomware campaign use: Unknown

Notes: CISA Mitigation Instructions: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/ed-26-03-mitigate-vulnerabilities-cisco-sd-wan-systems https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/supplemental-direction-ed-26-03-hunt-and-hardening-guidance-cisco-sd-wan-systems https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-rpa2-v69WY2SW https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20182

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