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CVE-2026-20313

HIGH 7.7

Published 2026-08-05 · Last modified 2026-08-14

As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN engineering team has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in software hardening releases that address multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-20313 are related to Improper link resolution before file access issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-1284.

ELEVATED IMPACT

Severe if exploited (CVSS 7.7), but no known exploitation and low modeled probability. Patch on a normal cadence.

Exploitation likelihood

0.3%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 18th percentile

○ In CISA KEV ○ Public exploit / PoC

Impact if exploited

7.7CVSS 3.1 · HIGH

  • ConfidentialityNone
  • IntegrityNone
  • AvailabilityHigh

What an attacker needs

  • Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
  • Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
  • User interaction: No user interaction needed
  • Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept & exploit code

Test against your own equipment

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Listed for defensive triage, patch verification, and authorized testing on systems you own. Machine-readable: /cve/CVE-2026-20313/poc.json

Affected

Vendors Cisco

Products Cisco Catalyst Sd Wan Controller Cisco Catalyst Sd Wan Manager

Weakness (CWE)

  • CWE-1284: Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

All CVSS metrics

  • HIGH 7.7 v3.1 · CNA Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • HIGH 7.7 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS