Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2026-11-10. Ransomware campaign use: Unknown.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
CISA due date: 2026-11-24. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
Cisco / Cisco BroadWorks
Default status: Not specified
- affected: N/A
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-bworks-xxe-uwUd7CEt
- https://malbearlabs.com/posts/operation-snowball-inside-an-autonomous-ai-intrusion-campaign
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-20320
Monitored source mentions
- CISA KEV — Cisco BroadWorks Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference Vulnerability ↗
- BleepingComputer — CISA flags Cisco BroadWorks flaw as actively exploited in attacks ↗
Shared CVE identifiers link source mentions; they do not establish that the reports describe the same incident.
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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Stored KEV snapshot at this observation.
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