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Cisco Patches Perfect 10 Bug Allowing Unauthenticated Admin Takeover

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

Cisco released emergency patches for CVE-2026-20223, a CVSS 10.0 authentication bypass in Secure Workload. The flaw lets unauthenticated attackers gain Site Admin privileges via crafted API requests. It affects both SaaS and on-premises deployments with no workarounds available.

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Another 'perfect 10' Cisco bug this year underscores the challenge of securing complex enterprise platforms, especially when the fix is purely a patch.
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