QUANTUM THREAT INTELLIGENCE

AV26-978: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Authentication Bypass Added to CISA's Exploited List

Cyber Centre advisory AV26-978 covers an API authentication bypass in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, tracked as CVE-2026-76504, which CISA added to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on September 30, 2026. SD-WAN Manager is the central configuration and policy console for an entire wide area network, so operators of branch, utility and carrier SD-WAN fabrics should update to the fixed releases promptly.

SOURCE

Canadian Centre for Cyber Security

DATE

September 30, 2026

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