CVE Enrichment

CVSS
9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS
0.57%
EPSS Percentile
47.06%
CISA KEV
Not listed

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 software hardening releases that address multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-20272 are related to issues with improper neutralization of special elements that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Pillar CWE-74.

Technical Details

CVSS Version
3.1
CNA / NVD Source
[email protected]
Published
06-Aug-2026 00:16
Last Modified
24-Oct-2026 04:10
EPSS Date
2026-10-25
CWE
CWE-74

CVSS Vector

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

Affected Products / Versions

References

Last enrichment sync: 03-Nov-2026 06:16
Sources: NVD · FIRST EPSS · CISA KEV
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