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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…

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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.
CVSS 9.8 (CRITICAL) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
1.6/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.7/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 9.8: +1.47
  • Fresh EPSS: 38.93%: +0.19

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 28 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
50/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
5/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL16/100

Sources and documents

https://tech-insider.org/
Press · 10 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Cisco, SonicWall Zero-Days Rock CISA KEV: CVSS 10.0 [2026] - https://tech-insider.org/
The Hacker News
Press · 05 Oct 2026, 07:00 · ⚡ Weekly Recap: NetScaler and FortiMail 0-Days, AI Coding Leaks, Spectre v2 and Ransomware Arrests - The Hacker News
Help Net Security
Press · 04 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Week in review: Researcher breaks into Microsoft analytics service, NetScaler RCE 0-day exploited - Help Net Security
shattered.io
Press · 03 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Cisco SD-WAN Flaw: CVSS 9.8, CISA Deadline Today [2026] - shattered.io
Cisco Security Advisory
Technical advisory · 02 Oct 2026, 23:18 · Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager API Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
See all 28 source documents
Cisco Security Advisory
Press · 02 Oct 2026, 23:18 · Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager API Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Forkast News
Press · 02 Oct 2026, 18:42 · Cisco SD-WAN’s URL Encoding Bypass Grants Unauthenticated Admin Access. Federal Agencies Have 24 Hours. - Forkast News
The Hacker News
Press · 02 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Critical FortiMail Zero-Day Flaw Exploited in Attacks Allows Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Writes - The Hacker News
CyberSecurityNews
Press · 01 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Cisco SD-WAN Manager Authentication 0-day Vulnerability Actively Exploited in the Wild - CyberSecurityNews
Infosecurity Magazine
Press · 01 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Critical Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Zero-Day Under Active Exploitation - Infosecurity Magazine
SOCRadar
Press · 01 Oct 2026, 07:00 · CVE-2026-76504: Cisco SD-WAN Flaw Exploited - SOCRadar
The Hacker News
Press · 01 Oct 2026, 07:00 · CISA Adds Exploited Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Auth Bypass to KEV - The Hacker News
Security Affairs
Press · 01 Oct 2026, 07:00 · U.S. CISA adds Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog - Security Affairs
SecurityWeek
Press · 01 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Cisco Patches Exploited Catalyst SD-WAN Zero-Day Vulnerability - SecurityWeek
iTnews
Press · 01 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Cisco says no workaround for exploited SD-WAN Manager flaw - iTnews
Help Net Security
Press · 01 Oct 2026, 07:00 · New Cisco SD-WAN zero-day exploited in-the-wild (CVE-2026-76504) - Help Net Security
SDxCentral
Press · 01 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Cisco discloses yet another admin access flaw in Catalyst SD-WAN Manager - SDxCentral
Network World
Press · 01 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Cisco SD-WAN Manager hit by zero-day admin access attack - Network World
SOC Prime
Press · 01 Oct 2026, 07:00 · CVE-2026-76504: Cisco SD-WAN Authentication Bypass - SOC Prime
Rapid7
Press · 30 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Critical Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager API authentication bypass exploited in the wild (CVE-2026-76504) - Rapid7
Field Effect
Press · 30 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager flaw exploited - Field Effect
The Hacker News
Press · 30 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Cisco Warns of Attackers Exploiting Critical Authentication Bypass in SD-WAN Manager - The Hacker News
thestack.technology
Press · 30 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Cisco warns of actively exploited SD-WAN zero-day - thestack.technology
BleepingComputer
Press · 30 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Cisco warns of new SD-WAN zero-day exploited in attacks - BleepingComputer
https://tech-insider.org/
Press · 30 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Cisco SD-WAN Zero-Day CVE-2026-76504: CVSS 9.8 Bug - https://tech-insider.org/
Rapid7
Press · 28 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Zero-Day Exploitation of Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway: CVE-2026-88771 and CVE-2026-88772 - Rapid7
watchTowr
Press · 27 Sep 2026, 01:55 · Progress ShareFile Pre-Auth RCE Chain - watchTowr
watchTowr
Press · 17 Feb 2026, 08:00 · Ivanti EPMM Zero-Days CVE-2026-1281, 1340 - watchTowr

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

024681002 Nov 2026 · OBSERVED EXPLOITATION + LOWER RECENT ATTENTIONHype 2.1Reality 8.702 Nov 2026 · OBSERVED EXPLOITATION + LOWER RECENT ATTENTIONHype 2.5Reality 8.703 Nov 2026 · OBSERVED EXPLOITATION + LOWER RECENT ATTENTIONHype 2.1Reality 8.704 Nov 2026 · OBSERVED EXPLOITATION + LOWER RECENT ATTENTIONHype 1.9Reality 8.705 Nov 2026 · OBSERVED EXPLOITATION + LOWER RECENT ATTENTIONHype 1.6Reality 8.7Nov 2Nov 2Nov 3Nov 4Nov 5

━ Hype Score (Perceived)  ━ Reality threat priority. Definition changes are not new attacks.

Public exploit evidence

0

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 9.8; EPSS 38.9%
Attention, last 30 days
1 distinct story titles; 1 press documents; 1 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 14:00:25.177862+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
First press mention
17 Feb 2026, 08:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
30 Sep 2026, 00:00
Published
30 Sep 2026, 13:04
Latest press mention
10 Oct 2026, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 14:00