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CVE-2026-76504

INDEX BUILT · 2026-10-18KEV AND EPSS READ 2026-10-25

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Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager System Account Authorization Bypass Vulnerability

CVE-2026-765044 of 4 sources documented this
87

rank 87 = 40 + 25 + 6 + 6 + 10

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Someone is already using it

CISA KEV catalog · public proof-of-concept · FIRST EPSS

EPSS 0.38928 · CISA KEV listed  ·  without this subject the record ranks 47

What it costs you if it fires

NVD CVSS base score, then the CNA's own

CVSS 9.8, from the CNA  ·  without this subject the record ranks 62

It is getting worse, not staying still

FIRST EPSS series, rescorings and bad loads removed

rose on 2026-10-25  ·  without this subject the record ranks 81

How much of the world it touches

NVD CPE configurations

6 products in the CPE ranges  ·  without this subject the record ranks 81

Someone else already set the date

CISA KEV remediation due date

CISA remediation date held  ·  without this subject the record ranks 77

Hindsight · the state

0.38928EPSSKEV · LISTED
Severity9.8 CRITICALreceipt
Harmtotal loss · unauthenticatedreceipt
Exploitationin the wild · KEVreceipt
Defenseunaffected versions publishedreceipt
Movementthreshold crossedreceipt
RISING10Risen from 0.01096 to 0.38928 across 4 observations. arc-rules@v1

Foresight · where to check next

No weakness class or product neighbourhood is held for this record, so this index cannot name anywhere to check next. That is an absence in the record, not a finding about the software.

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Reachnetwork-reachable · no privileges required · no user interaction · low attack complexityreceipt
ImpactComplete confidentiality, integrity and availability lossreceipt
Scored fromCVSS v3.1 · the CNA's vectorreceipt
Weakness classCWE-177 Improper Handling of URL Encoding (Hex Encoding)receipt
Published consequencesCWE-177: Integrity: Unexpected Statecwe-consequences@4.20
Ransomware campaign useUnknown to CISAreceipt

CISA KEV & Federal Remediation Deadline from the record and CISA

The fix, and how long it's been waiting.

First unaffected version, by branchcatalyst sd-wan manager 20.12.8.2; catalyst sd-wan manager 20.15.6.1; catalyst sd-wan manager 20.18.4.1; catalyst sd-wan manager 20.9.10.1; catalyst sd-wan manager 26.1.2.1receipt
Patch available sinceNo dated patch-availability record in held sources. The index holds reference URLs without dates and only the current revision of the CVE record, so the day a fix first existed cannot be derived. Only the versions it landed in.
CISA remediation statusoverdue since 2026-10-03receipt
CISA forensic triageRequired before remediation. BOD 26-04 directs that forensic triage data be collected before this is fixed, because applying the fix destroys the evidence of whether it was already used against you.receipt
CISA required actionApply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see…receipt
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Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

BOD 26-04 deadlineNot worked out yet. CISA scores every KEV entry for the directive, and this index has not loaded its scoring for this one.
Published to CISA KEVsame dayderived

Exploit Status & Known PoCs a ladder, not a score

Current rung: Exploited in the wild · CISA KEV listed, 2026-09-30.

  • RUNG 1Nothing observed in held sources
  • RUNG 2Proof-of-concept published · 1 public repository2026-09-30receipt
  • RUNG 3Exploited in the wild · CISA KEV listed2026-09-30receipt
  • RUNG 4Ransomware campaign use known

Authority who says so

CVSS, the CNA9.8 CRITICALreceipt
Exploit probability0.38928 · top 22% of all CVEsreceipt
Blast breadth1 product across 1 vendorderived
Assigned byciscoreceipt
Recorded changes17 · last 25 Oct 2026derived

Affected & Fixed Versions as published

Affected productCisco Catalyst SD-WAN Managerreceipt
Published rangescisco catalyst sd-wan manager < 20.9.10.1; cisco catalyst sd-wan manager >= 20.12 < 20.12.8.2; cisco catalyst sd-wan manager >= 20.15 < 20.15.6.1; cisco catalyst sd-wan manager >= 20.18 < 20.18.4.1receipt
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cisco catalyst sd-wan manager < 20.9.10.1
cisco catalyst sd-wan manager >= 20.12 < 20.12.8.2
cisco catalyst sd-wan manager >= 20.15 < 20.15.6.1
cisco catalyst sd-wan manager >= 20.18 < 20.18.4.1
cisco catalyst sd-wan manager >= 26.1 < 26.1.2.1
cisco catalyst sd-wan manager 26.2

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Unaudited dollar value2 of 3 inputs carry a receipt
Exposure$1.94Mover the next 30 days, if this record is yours
Movement+$1.85Mon 2026-10-25, the last material move
Basisassumeda published average, not your estate

$1.94M = $4.99M incident cost x 1 exposure x 0.38928 likelihood

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Attack path

Unauthenticated network requestno credentials, no interactionCISA KEV listingadded 09-30 · due 10-03Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN ManagerCWE-177 weaknessFull compromise (C/I/A)C:H / I:H / A:Hmandates remediationexploits CWE-177data compromise

What it is stated by the CNA

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. receipt

NVD's analysis a second authority

weakness
CWE-177
affected versions
cisco catalyst sd-wan manager < 20.9.10.1; cisco catalyst sd-wan manager >= 20.12 < 20.12.8.2; cisco catalyst sd-wan manager >= 20.15 < 20.15.6.1; and 3 more, listed in full below
also scored by
psirt@cisco.com 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Dated events

2026-09-30Added to CISA KEV2026-10-03CISA remediation due2026-10-25EPSS moved 0.02 to 0.39

Movement the material steps

1 Oct 20260.01096
25 Oct 20260.38928 · crossed 0.10
Show all 4 observations
1 Oct 20260.01096
2 Oct 20260.01575
6 Oct 20260.01819
25 Oct 20260.38928

4 observations held. A highlighted step crossed a promotion threshold. A step marked with a scoring model moved because the instrument was replaced, not because the vulnerability changed. receipt

The full biography

EPSS 0.38928Published · Public PoC · CISA KEV2026-09-30KEV and EPSS read2026-10-25

Listed by CISA on the day it published and the record had been public for 25 days when this index was last written.

Published 2026-09-30 receipt · Public PoC 2026-09-30 receipt · CISA KEV 2026-09-30 receipt · KEV and EPSS read 2026-10-25 derived

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