Authenticated privilege escalation via audit-log session exposure
Published May 14, 2026 · Updated May 14, 2026
Privilege escalation in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager allows remote authenticated users with read-only access to act as high-privileged users. The web UI writes sensitive high-privilege session information into audit logs that read-only users can access and reuse to elevate their session. Read-only credentials and network access to the management interface are required; exploitation permits actions available to a high-privileged account.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager allows remote authenticated users with read-only access to act as high-privileged users. The web UI writes sensitive high-privilege session information into audit logs that read-only users can access and reuse to elevate their session. Read-only credentials and network access to the management interface are required; exploitation permits actions available to a high-privileged account.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-20209
- Published
- May 14, 2026
- Updated
- May 14, 2026
- Vendor
- ClamAV
- Product
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager
- Classifications
- CWE-779, T1068
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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