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Critical· 10

CVE-2026-20223

Cisco Secure Workload has a flaw that lets anyone on the network call its internal REST APIs without authentication, giving them full Site Admin powers. This means an attacker could read confidential data or change settings across tenants. The vulnerability is critical because it requires no credentials and can be exploited remotely.

publishedMay 20, 2026
last modifiedJul 23, 2026
sourcesNVD
severity · cvss
10
critical · how bad it is
exploitation · epss
<1%
54th percentile · chance of exploitation in 30 days
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auto-deletes from the system
counting…on Sep 6, 2026

No official fix yet. If none appears within 45 days of first tracking, this entry is removed automatically.

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Who is affected

All versions of Cisco Secure Workload that expose the internal REST APIs, typically used by organizations managing workloads in a multi-tenant environment.

02

Real-world impact

An attacker could read sensitive information and make configuration changes across tenant boundaries with the privileges of a Site Admin user.

03

Why this severity

The CVSS score is 10 because the flaw allows unauthenticated remote exploitation with complete control over the system, meeting the criteria for maximum impact.

04

What to do about it

no official fix yet

No official fix or mitigation is documented in the sources yet. Monitor the vendor advisory and apply the patch as soon as it is released.

No fix documented in sources

05

Timeline

  1. May 20, 2026 · May 20, 2026
    Published
    Disclosed and added to the National Vulnerability Database.
  2. Jul 23, 2026 · 12d ago
    Advisory updated
    The NVD record was last revised.
06

How it’s attacked

Attack vectorNetwork (remote)
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone needed
ScopeChanged
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
07

References & advisories

(ai-assisted) A model wrote this summary from the official data, so double-check it against the source before you act on it. Read the official advisory →
CVE-2026-20223: Cisco Secure Workload has a flaw that lets anyone on the network call · Vulnary