Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller & Manager contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and obtain administrative privileges on an affected system.
- Vendor
- Cisco
- Product
- Catalyst SD-WAN
- CVSS
- 10.0
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 91.5%
- Status
- kev
- CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
- Published
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller & Manager contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and obtain administrative privileges on an affected system.
Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-05-14. Required action per CISA: 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. Due date: 2026-05-17.
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.