CVE-2026-20273
Cisco IOS XE Software Security Hardening Release
Severity
High 8.6
CVSS 3.1
Exploited
Not listed
EPSS
0.003
20.4th percentile
Discovered by
Vendor
Vendor-published field
Published
Aug 5, 2026
Assigned by cisco
Description
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 a software hardening release that addresses multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-20273 are related to improper input validation issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Pillar CWE-20.
Weakness: CWE-20
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Category | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software | Routing & Switching | cna-assigner |
Vendor-reported products (1)
- Cisco · Cisco IOS XE Software