Path Traversal in Cisco Catalyst Center

CVE-2026-20191

A vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Center could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files from a restricted container.  This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files from a restricted container of the affected device.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (49.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-20191: held from 0.009 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.006 · change: -0.003

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-20191?
CVE-2026-20191 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Center, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-07-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-20191?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.