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CVE-2023-20252

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Software - SAML APIs

Cisco CVSS 9.8 Updated March 18, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"A vulnerability in the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) APIs of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the application as an arbitrary user. This vulnerability is due to improper authentication checks for SAML APIs, which could be exploited by sending requests directly to the SAML API, potentially allowing the attacker to generate an authorization token and gain access to the application."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Software Component
Target Asset SAML API
Standard Path Management Plane

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Patch Impact Forecast

Reboot Required Likely

Potential service disruption during patch application

Internal Work Notes

Unauthenticated remote access vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Software SAML APIs, requiring immediate patching to prevent potential security breaches.

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