CVE-2026-20231 Other in Cisco Secure Workload
Cisco Secure Workload contains improper neutralization of special elements vulnerabilities, requiring a software hardening patch to mitigate potential security risks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-20231?
CVE-2026-20231 is a critical vulnerability in Cisco Secure Workload, published on 19 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco Secure Workload engineering team has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in a software hardening release that addresses multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-20231 are related to improper neutralization of special elements issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-74.
Weakness: CWE-74
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-20231?
How do I fix CVE-2026-20231?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-20231 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-20231 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-20231 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ww3x-c34w-8v6x.