CVE-2026-20269 HIGH

CVE-2026-20269: Cisco IOS XE Software Security Hardening Release

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco IOS XE Software
Weakness CWE-664
Published August 5, 2026
Last update August 5, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco IOS XE Software engineering team has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in software hardening releases that address multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-20269 are related to issues with improper control of a resource through its lifetime that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Pillar CWE-664.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 5, 2026 CVE published
August 5, 2026 Record updated