Vulnerability
CVE-2026-20128
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager: storing passwords in a recoverable format
Most severe levelDEFCON 3 · Substantial risk
Official data
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 · high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-257
- EPSS
- 7.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of CVEs
- CISA KEV catalogue
- Yes, since 20 April 2026
Sources: NVD (CVSS, weakness, publication), FIRST (EPSS), CISA (KEV catalogue).
Data read on 25 October 2026.
Timeline
- 25 February 2026Published on NVD
- 20 April 2026Added to the CISA KEV catalogue
- 21 April 2026First in the DefenceLevel briefing
In DefenceLevel briefings3 days
- 23 April 2026Still ongoingDEFCON 4
- 22 April 2026Still ongoingDEFCON 4
- 21 April 2026New in the last 24 hoursDEFCON 3
Last 12 months.
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