CVE-2026-20359
CriticalCVSS 9.9Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk21th percentile - higher than 21% of all known CVEs
Summary
Vulnerability in Cisco Crosswork related to insufficiently protected credentials (CWE-522). It was discovered during an internal security review and addressed in a hardening release.
Risk Assessment
Risk of unauthorized access or credential theft.
Recommendation
Update Cisco Crosswork to the latest patched version.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Crosswork
See all- CVE-2026-20358Critical
Vulnerability in Cisco Crosswork related to external control of file system (CWE-73). Discovered during internal security review, fixed in hardening release.
- CVE-2026-20357Critical
Vulnerability in Cisco Crosswork due to missing authentication for critical functions (CWE-306). Discovered during internal security review, fixed in hardening release.
- CVE-2026-20030Critical
Vulnerability in Cisco Crosswork related to improper neutralization of special elements used in a SQL command (CWE-89), i.e., SQL injection. Discovered during internal security review, fixed in hardening release.
Original NVD description (English source)
As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco Crosswork 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 trackled by CVE-2026-20359 are related to insufficiently protected credentials issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-522.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS