Cisco SD-WAN Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild to Execute Arbitrary Commands as Root User

Cisco has disclosed a high-severity vulnerability in its Catalyst SD-WAN Manager that is actively being exploited in the wild, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. The issue, tracked as CVE-2026-20245, carries a CVSS score of 7.8 and stems from improper input validation in the system’s command-line interface. According to Cisco’s advisory, the […] The post Cisco SD-WAN Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild to Execute Arbitrary Commands as Root User appeared first on Cyber Security News.