CVE-2026-20223
CriticalCVSS 10.0Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk54th percentile - higher than 54% of all known CVEs
Summary
In Cisco Secure Workload, a vulnerability in the access validation of internal REST APIs could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access site resources with Site Admin privileges. This is due to insufficient validation and authentication when accessing REST API endpoints. An attacker can send a crafted API request to a vulnerable endpoint to read sensitive information and make configuration changes across tenant boundaries.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can gain Site Admin privileges, read sensitive data, and modify configuration across tenants, leading to confidentiality and integrity breaches.
Recommendation
Apply security updates provided by Cisco for Cisco Secure Workload.
Original NVD description (English source)
A vulnerability in the access validation of internal REST APIs of Cisco Secure Workload could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access site resources with the privileges of the Site Admin role. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation and authentication when accessing REST API endpoints. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability if they are able to send a crafted API request to an affected endpoint. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read sensitive information and make configuration changes across tenant boundaries with the privileges of the Site Admin user.