Cisco Releases Emergency Patch For Actively Exploited SD-WAN Zero-Day Allowing Root-Level System Compromise
Cisco has issued an emergency patch for a critical zero-day vulnerability in its Catalyst SD-WAN Manager platform. The flaw, which is being actively exploited, allows remote attackers to gain root-level access to enterprise network infrastructure.
Why it matters
As organizations increasingly rely on centralized network management, vulnerabilities in these platforms pose a severe risk to corporate and national cybersecurity.
Cisco has released emergency security updates to address a critical vulnerability in its Catalyst SD-WAN Manager platform after confirming that the flaw was actively exploited in real-world attacks, marking yet another significant security incident affecting enterprise network infrastructure this year.
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