Cisco Secure Workload: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Erlangen von Administratorrechten
WID-SEC-2026-1658 · first 22.05.2026 · updated 22.05.2026 · CVSS 10,0
What it is about
Cisco Secure Workload bietet Einblick in Anwendungsabhängigkeiten und automatisiert Sicherheitsrichtlinien über hybride und Multi-Cloud-Umgebungen hinweg. Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Cisco Secure Workload ausnutzen, um Administratorrechte zu erlangen.
Under what conditions?
Over the network and without logging in. This is the most dangerous combination: attackers can scan reachable devices automatically.
What can happen in the worst case
An attacker could use the vulnerability to
- Administratorrechte zu erlangen
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- Cisco Secure Workload <3.10.8.3
- Cisco Secure Workload <4.0.3.17
The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.
What helps?
Update to at least:
- Cisco Secure Workload 3.10.8.3
- Cisco Secure Workload 4.0.3.17
Is the vulnerability already being exploited?
None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.
Information and sources
- Original BSI advisory (WID)
- Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-csw-pnbsa-g8WEnuy vom 2026-05-20 sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
CVE: CVE-2026-20223
Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.