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CVE-2026-20317: Improper Authentication in Cisco Cisco Secure Workload

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Critical
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-20317cvecve-2026-20317
Published: 08/19/2026 (08/19/2026, 16:19:28 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Cisco
Product: Cisco Secure Workload

Description

CVE-2026-20317 is a critical improper authentication vulnerability in Cisco Secure Workload. It was discovered during an internal security review by Cisco's engineering team and is related to CWE-287. The vulnerability affects multiple specific versions of Cisco Secure Workload. The CVSS score is 10.0, indicating a critical severity with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts integrity and availability with scope changed. There is no explicit vendor advisory or patch information provided in the input.

CVSS v3.1

Score 10.0critical

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

Affected software

Cisco

Cisco Secure Workload

Affected versions
=2.2.1.41=3.2.1.18=3.3.2.50=3.4.1.28=3.4.1.34=2.3.1.45=2.3.1.41=3.3.2.28=3.1.1.59=2.0.2.20=2.1.1.33=2.1.1.29=3.2.1.28=3.4.1.35=3.1.1.65=3.1.1.67=2.0.1.34=2.3.1.49=2.2.1.39=3.4.1.19=3.3.2.23=3.1.1.61=3.1.1.54=3.5.1.17=3.3.2.33=3.5.1.1=2.3.1.53=3.5.1.20=3.5.1.30=3.3.2.16=3.1.1.55=3.4.1.6=2.3.1.50=2.3.1.52=3.2.1.19=2.2.1.35=3.1.1.53=3.1.1.70=3.2.1.20=3.5.1.2=1.103.1.12=2.3.1.51=3.3.2.42=3.4.1.1=3.3.2.12=2.1.1.31=3.5.1.23=3.3.2.53=3.4.1.14=3.3.2.2=3.4.1.20=3.3.2.35=2.2.1.34=1.102.21=3.3.2.5=3.5.1.31=3.6.1.5=3.2.1.31=3.5.1.37=3.4.1.40=3.6.1.17=3.6.1.21=3.2.1.32=3.2.1.33=3.6.1.35=3.6.1.36=3.7.1.5=3.6.1.47=3.7.1.22=3.6.1.52=3.7.1.39=3.8.1.1=3.7.1.51=3.8.1.19=3.8.1.36=3.7.1.59=3.8.1.39=3.9.1.1=3.9.1.10=3.9.1.24=3.9.1.25=3.9.1.28=3.9.1.38=3.8.1.53=3.9.1.52=3.10.1.1=3.9.1.64=3.10.2.11=3.9.1.66=3.10.3.19=3.9.1.69=3.10.4.8=3.10.5.6=4.0.1.1=4.0.2.4=4.0.2.5=3.10.6.3=3.10.7.4=4.0.3.13=4.0.3.17=3.10.8.3

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/11/2026, 07:47:40 UTC

Technical Analysis

Cisco Secure Workload contains an improper authentication vulnerability (CVE-2026-20317) identified through an internal security review. This vulnerability is categorized under CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) and affects numerous specific versions of the product. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 10.0, reflecting a critical issue exploitable remotely without privileges or user interaction, causing high impact on integrity and availability with scope change. The vulnerability was addressed as part of a software hardening release, but explicit patch or remediation details are not provided in the input data.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to compromise the integrity and availability of Cisco Secure Workload systems remotely. Given the CVSS score of 10.0, exploitation could lead to severe disruption or manipulation of the affected systems. No known exploits in the wild are reported in the provided data.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Cisco has indicated a software hardening release addressing multiple vulnerabilities including this one, so applying the latest official updates from Cisco Secure Workload is recommended once available.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
cisco
Date Reserved
2025-10-08T11:59:15.410Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6a85d85eacd9273b49511c7f

Added to database: 08/19/2026, 16:22:54 UTC

Last enriched: 09/11/2026, 07:47:40 UTC

Last updated: 10/04/2026, 10:02:26 UTC

Views: 76

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