# CVE-2026-20362 — Cisco Finesse

> As of 2026-10-07, CVE-2026-20362 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in Cisco Finesse, CVSS v3.1 7.2, EPSS 0.4% (38.7th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-20362, most recently “Cisco October 2026 Security Advisories: Critical Flaws in Meraki, License (SSM) On-Prem, NX-OS, APIC and Finesse (CVE-2026-76464, CVE-2026-20328, CVE-2026-76485 and others)”.

**Last updated:** 2026-10-07

## What is CVE-2026-20362?

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Finesse could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks through an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation for specific HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain limited sensitive information for services that are associated with the affected device.

The record classifies CVE-2026-20362 under weakness class [CWE-918](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/CWE-918). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 3 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 7.2 — HIGH (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.7% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 5.2/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-10-07

## Is CVE-2026-20362 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 44 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

- [Cisco](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/vendors/cisco): Finesse

## How to fix CVE-2026-20362

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-20362 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-20362

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-20362, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

- [Cisco October 2026 Security Advisories: Critical Flaws in Meraki, License (SSM) On-Prem, NX-OS, APIC and Finesse (CVE-2026-76464, CVE-2026-20328, CVE-2026-76485 and others)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3108) — CRITICAL · 2026-10-09

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-10-10.

**Other references**

- [sec.cloudapps.cisco.com](https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-finesse-ssrf-mmSuyugS)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-20362
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-20362 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp