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CiscoCVE-2026-20308

Cisco IOS XE Software: denial of service

Medium4.3CVE-2026-20308 · Published Aug 5, 2026 · updated Aug 6, 2026

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with low privileges to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack against an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted input to the web-based management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the web-based management interface to become unresponsive.

Cisco advisory

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
Cisco IOS XE Software
Product
<= 17.2.1aNo fix yet
<= 16.12.1yNo fix yet
<= 16.12.3sNo fix yet
<= 16.12.1wNo fix yet
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