Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerability in Secure Workload

Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerability in Secure Workload
Cisco released fixes for a critical flaw in Secure Workload, tracked as CVE-2026-20223, that could let attackers gain Site Admin privileges and access or alter tenant resources through crafted REST API requests. The company also patched three medium-severity bugs in ThousandEyes and Nexus switches that could enable remote command execution or trigger BGP peer flaps causing denial of service. #CVE-2026-20223 #CiscoSecureWorkload #ThousandEyes #Nexus3000 #Nexus9000

Keypoints

  • Cisco fixed a critical vulnerability in Secure Workload.
  • CVE-2026-20223 has a CVSS score of 10.0.
  • The flaw stems from insufficient validation and authentication in REST API endpoints.
  • Successful exploitation could expose sensitive data and modify configurations across tenant boundaries.
  • Cisco also patched three medium-severity bugs affecting ThousandEyes and Nexus switches.

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