# CVE-2026-20294: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Information Disclosure Vulnerability

> A low-privileged attacker can view sensitive authentication credentials in clear text via the web interface, potentially compromising network infrastructure.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cxh6-m3r9-wj58

## What is CVE-2026-20294?

CVE-2026-20294 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, published on 5 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to view sensitive information in clear text on an affected system.

This vulnerability is due to insufficient access control enforcement for specific template types that are not included in the encryption allowlist. A low-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability by viewing logs on the local system or on a remote logging server. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view sensitive authentication credentials, which could lead to further compromise of network infrastructure and connected services.

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-20294?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-20294?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-20294 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-20294 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-20294 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-20294 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-20294 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, published on 5 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-20294 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20294/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20294/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20294
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20294
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20294

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20294/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.