Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format Vulnerability
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager contains a storing passwords in a recoverable format vulnerability that allows an authenticated, local attacker to gain DCA user privileges by accessing a credential file for the DCA user on the filesystem as a low-privileged user.
- Vendor
- Cisco
- Product
- Catalyst SD-WAN Manager
- CVSS
- 7.5
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 6.9%
- Status
- kev
- CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
- Published
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager contains a storing passwords in a recoverable format vulnerability that allows an authenticated, local attacker to gain DCA user privileges by accessing a credential file for the DCA user on the filesystem as a low-privileged user.
Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-04-20. Required action per CISA: Please adhere to CISA’s guidelines to assess exposure and mitigate risks associated with Cisco SD-WAN devices as outlines 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. Due date: 2026-04-23.
This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.