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UAT-8616

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A highly sophisticated actor that has exploited unknown flaws in Cisco SD-WAN, the control center linking an organization's sites, since at least 2023. It builds long-term footholds in high-value organizations, including critical infrastructure.

Alert level
2/ 5
Reports & advisories (90 days)
0
Known exploited CVEs
3
Personal data leaked (disclosed)
None confirmed

Exploited vulnerabilities and targeted products

Cisco

CVE-2026-20127 CVE-2022-20775 CVE-2026-20182

If you run any of these products, first make sure they are updated to a fixed version.

How they attack

Entry

Walking into the network's control tower

Like slipping past reception straight into the head office room that routes traffic for every branch.

Inside

Rolling back to an old version to gain control

Like briefly swapping in an old, known-faulty lock, opening it, then putting the new lock back.

Inside

Adding fake peers and erasing logs

Like adding a fake branch to the company directory and tearing out the visitor log pages.

Goal

Building a long-term foothold

Like cutting a private spare key and hiding it so you can come back any time.

Recent articles

Sources

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The alert level is calculated automatically from reports and advisories in the last 90 days, known exploited vulnerabilities, and whether the group has targeted Japan.

Updated 2026-10-28 · daily