CVE-2026-20359 groups multiple insufficiently protected credentials vulnerabilities in Cisco Crosswork under CWE-522. The issues were discovered during an internal security review and addressed through software hardening releases. Affected products include Crosswork Data Gateway, Network Controller, and Planning running release 7.2.1 or earlier, regardless of configuration. Crosswork Workflow Manager is also included in the affected product set. Exploitation could expose credentials and potentially enable unauthorized access. Specific vulnerable functions and credential-protection failures have not been disclosed.
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A Cisco Crosswork vulnerability rated 9.9 and addressed through the same fixed releases as the other Crosswork flaws. Its specific vulnerability type and impact are not identified in the content.
A critical insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability affecting Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway, Crosswork Network Controller, and Crosswork Planning.
A high-severity insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability affecting Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway, Crosswork Network Controller, and Crosswork Planning.
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