Medium severity · published Aug 5, 2026
CVE-2026-20311
Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI Denial of Service Vulnerability
6.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with low privileges to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.
This vulnerability is due to insufficient error handling in the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating with a malformed certificate. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 17% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CI
Cisco IOS XE Software · Cisco
17.3.1; 17.3.1a; 17.3.2a; 17.3.1w; 17.3.2; 17.4.1; +34 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20311
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20311
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-xe-webui-dos-PtAODAWW
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