Rapid7 analysis flags Cisco and Palo Alto authentication bypass vulnerabilities

Rapid7 has published analysis of two newly disclosed authentication bypass vulnerabilities affecting enterprise networking and security platforms from Cisco and Palo Alto Networks, with both vendors urging organisations to patch affected systems.

Rapid7 analysis flags Cisco and Palo Alto authentication bypass vulnerabilities. Rapid7 has published analysis of two newly disclosed authentication bypass vulnerabilities affecting enterprise networking and security platforms from Cisco and Palo Alto Networks, with both vendors urging organisations to patch affected systems. The flaws affect Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller and Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS, and are significant because they target infrastructure used to manage enterprise connectivity and security, with potential implications for internet-facing environments and large distributed networks. Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-20182) Rapid7’s technical analysis covers a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller and SD-WAN Manager, tracked as CVE-2026-201...