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CVE-2026-20317

Authentication bypass

10.0 CRITICALEPSS 0.56%
  1. Published19 Aug 2026

Description

As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco Secure Workload engineering team has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in a software hardening release that addresses multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-20317 are related to improper authentication issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-287.

CVSS 3.1 breakdown

Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

Remediation

No fixed version is recorded in the NVD data. Check the vendor advisory for the latest guidance.

Frequently asked

Is CVE-2026-20317 being actively exploited?

CVE-2026-20317 is not in the CISA KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit probability is 0.56%.

How severe is CVE-2026-20317?

CVE-2026-20317 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 10.0, rated critical. EPSS estimates a 0.56% probability of exploitation.

How do I fix CVE-2026-20317?

Apply the vendor's patch or advisory guidance, then verify no affected versions remain across your devices.

How Secuno handles this

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Data from the NVD, CISA KEV catalog and FIRST EPSS. CVSS 3.1 base score shown where available.