A vulnerability in the peering authentication in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller, formerly SD-WAN vSmart, and Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly SD-WAN vManage, could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and obtain administrative privileges on an affected system.

This vulnerability exists because the peering authentication mechanism in an affected system is not working properly. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted requests to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to log in to an affected Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller as an internal, high-privileged, non-root user account. Using this account, the attacker could access NETCONF, which would then allow the attacker to manipulate network configuration for the SD-WAN fabric. 

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is in the KEV database since Feb. 25, 2026.

The EPSS score is 0.02194.

Exploitation active

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager unknown
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Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vsmart_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vsmart_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vsmart_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vsmart_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vsmart_controller:20.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References
Link Providers
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-rpa-EHchtZk cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-20127 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cisco sd-wan Vsmart Controller
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vsmart_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vsmart_controller:20.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Cisco sd-wan Vsmart Controller

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cisco
Cisco catalyst Sd-wan Manager
Vendors & Products Cisco
Cisco catalyst Sd-wan Manager

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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References

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Description A vulnerability in the peering authentication in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller, formerly SD-WAN vSmart, and Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly SD-WAN vManage, could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and obtain administrative privileges on an affected system. This vulnerability exists because the peering authentication mechanism in an affected system is not working properly. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted requests to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to log in to an affected Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller as an internal, high-privileged, non-root user account. Using this account, the attacker could access NETCONF, which would then allow the attacker to manipulate network configuration for the SD-WAN fabric. 
Title Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-287
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 10, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

kev

{'dateAdded': '2026-02-25T00:00:00+00:00', 'dueDate': '2026-02-27T00:00:00+00:00'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-26T14:44:06.050Z

Reserved: 2025-10-08T11:59:15.379Z

Link: CVE-2026-20127

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-25T17:56:39.192Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-02-25T17:25:29.477

Modified: 2026-02-26T16:20:02.187

Link: CVE-2026-20127

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-02-26T13:15:37Z

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