Cisco warns of new SD-WAN zero-day exploited in attacks
Summary
Cisco has issued a critical security update for a zero-day vulnerability in its Catalyst SD-WAN Manager. Attackers are actively exploiting this flaw to gain administrative privileges.
IFF Assessment
FOE
The exploitation of a critical zero-day vulnerability by attackers to gain administrative privileges poses a direct threat to organizations and their security.
Severity
9.8
Critical
Defender Context
Defenders need to prioritize patching Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager systems immediately due to the active exploitation of this critical zero-day. Failure to do so could lead to unauthorized administrative access and significant compromise of network infrastructure.