CVE-2026-20223

Critical

Description

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. 

SeverityCritical
CVSS10.0
Exploit probability—
ProductCisco Secure Workload
PublishedMay 20, 2026
First seenMay 20, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • cisco secure_workload3.10.8.3, 4.0.3.17 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cisco secure_workloadv < 3.10.8.3, 4.0 ≤ v < 4.0.3.173.10.8.3, 4.0.3.17

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