CVE-2026-76504

A vulnerability in the API session-based authentication management of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access an affected system with privileges of the admin user. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of URI encoding in an HTTP request, which allows the request to bypass an authentication rule that is intended to restrict access to a specific API endpoint. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the API of the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass authentication and gain access to the API as the admin user.

Action and remediation

Review the vendor advisory, determine affected versions, apply the vendor-supported fix or mitigation, and validate the change.

Check vendor advisories and affected-version data before remediation. Validate affected software, identify internet reachability and business criticality in your authorised environment, and confirm mitigating controls. No AI-generated fix is asserted as vendor guidance.

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