01 Record
CVE-2026-20118
Cisco IOS-XR NCS 5500 and NCS 5700 Egress Packet Network Interfaces Aligner Interrupt Denial of Service Vulnerability
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: cisco
CNA base score6.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
02 Description
Cisco IOS-XR NCS 5500 and NCS 5700 Egress Packet Network Interfaces Aligner Interrupt Denial of Service Vulnerability
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 27.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-03-11 16:31Z7 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-03-11 17:20Z7 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-10-08
- Assigning CNA
- cisco
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-460Improper Cleanup on Thrown ExceptionBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 532fd4ea7be60c48bb3116c2669aa661071db89e2b724f35e48dae8e1b64472d
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
CiscoCisco IOS XR Software7.9.1, 7.10.1, 7.9.2, 7.11.1, 7.10.2, 24.1.1, 7.11.2, 24.2.1, 24.1.2, 24.3.1, 24.4.1, 24.2.11, 24.2.2, 7.11.21, 24.2.20, 24.3.2, 25.1.1, 24.3.20, 24.4.2, 25.1.2, 24.3.30, 24.4.30, 24.2.21—
06 References
- sec.cloudapps.cisco.comcisco-sa-xrncs-epni-int-dos-TWMffUsNhttps://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-xrncs-epni-int-dos-TWMffUsN