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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Cisco Cisco IOS XE Software unknown
Version Status Constraints
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17.12.5c affected —
26.1.1 affected —
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17.15.4a affected —
17.18.2 affected —
17.18.1w affected —
17.15.4b affected —
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17.15.5 affected —
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17.18.1x affected —
17.12.1z6 affected —
17.15.4d affected —
17.12.6b affected —
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17.15.5a affected —
17.18.1y affected —
17.12.7a affected —
17.18.3 affected —
17.12.7b affected —
17.18.3a affected —
26.1.1a affected —
26.2.1ea affected —

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References
Link Providers
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-xe-webui-dos-PtAODAWW cve-icon
History

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI Denial of Service Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-126
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-05T17:45:12.182Z

Reserved: 2025-10-08T11:59:15.409Z

Link: CVE-2026-20311

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-05T17:38:47.311Z

cve-icon NVD

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-05T18:45:03Z

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