CVE-2026-20128
A vulnerability in the Data Collection Agent (DCA) feature of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain DCA user privileges on an affected system.
This vulnerability is due to the presence of a credential file for the DCA user on an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request and reading the file that contains the DCA password from that affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access another affected system and gain DCA user privileges. Note: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager releases 20.18 and later are not affected by this vulnerability.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 7.06%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 94
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
CISA KEV — explotada activamente
- Añadida al catálogo: 20/4/2026
- Plazo de remediación: 23/4/2026
- Uso conocido en ransomware: Unknown
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1212Exploitation for Credential Accesscredential access85 % - Impacto principal
T1078.001Default Accountsstealth · persistence · privilege escalation · initial access80 % - Impacto secundario
T1552.001Credentials In Filescredential access90 %
CVE-2026-20128 permite leer un archivo de credenciales del usuario DCA mediante solicitud HTTP, obteniendo contraseñas almacenadas (T1552.001) para acceso lateral con privilegios DCA (T1078.001). Aunque el vector indica AV:L, el texto describe obtención remota de credenciales vía HTTP, clasificado c
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Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-257
Referencias
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