Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in SD-WAN and IOS XE Software

Cisco has released patches to address multiple critical security vulnerabilities in its Catalyst SD-WAN and IOS XE Software. The issues were discovered during internal security testing using existing testing processes and AI models.

The vulnerabilities affect Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Software, regardless of device configuration, and Cisco IOS XE Software when it is running in autonomous or controller mode. The company urges customers to apply the necessary updates for optimal protection.

Among the affected versions are Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Software 20.9 through 26.1, as well as several earlier releases. For IOS XE Software, the vulnerabilities impact versions 17.9 through 26.1.