SB20260819141 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Secure Workload



SB20260819141 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Secure Workload

Published: August 19, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20260819141
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 5
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 100%
  • Low
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  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.


1) Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20231)

CWE-ID: CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

CVSSv4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to inject commands.

The vulnerability exists due to improper neutralization of special elements in Cisco Secure Workload when processing input. A remote attacker can send crafted input to inject commands.


2) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20315)

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

CVSSv4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass access controls.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in Cisco Secure Workload when handling requests. A remote attacker can send crafted requests to bypass access controls.


3) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20317)

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

CVSSv4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication.

The vulnerability exists due to improper authentication in Cisco Secure Workload when handling authentication requests. A remote attacker can send crafted requests to bypass authentication.


4) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20318)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to access unintended resources.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in Cisco Secure Workload when parsing input. A remote attacker can send crafted input to access unintended resources.


5) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20319)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to corrupt memory.

The vulnerability exists due to improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer in Cisco Secure Workload when processing input. A remote attacker can send crafted input to corrupt memory.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.