CVE-2026-20322 Cisco Nexus Dashboard Software Security Hardening Release September 2026 - Improper Access Control
Improper access control in Cisco Nexus Dashboard allows attackers to bypass security restrictions, requiring a software hardening patch.
- 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-2026-20322?
CVE-2026-20322 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco Nexus Dashboard, published on 16 Sep 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 Nexus Dashboard 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-2026-20322 are related to improper access control issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-284.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-20322?
How do I fix CVE-2026-20322?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-20322 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-20322 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-20322 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pvpj-7fmm-5p8q.