CVE-2026-20191

Published: Jul 1, 2026Modified: Sep 17, 2026

7.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: psirt@cisco.com (Secondary)

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Center could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files from a restricted container.  This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files from a restricted container of the affected device.

Affected (3)

Products: Cisco: Catalyst Center, Catalyst Center Global Manager

Cisco

2 products

Catalyst Center

Catalyst Center Global Manager

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Cisco Catalyst Center	2.3.7.0 ≤ version ≤ 2.3.7.11
Cisco Catalyst Center	3.1.3 ≤ version < 3.1.6-75524.200
Cisco Catalyst Center Global Manager	version < 1.4.1

Related CWEs

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (1)

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-catc-file-read-wLH2vf8X

Source: psirt@cisco.com

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