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01 Record

CVE-2026-20280

Cisco IOS XR Software Security Hardening Release: September 2026

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: cisco
CNA base score8.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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02 Description

Cisco IOS XR Software Security Hardening Release: September 2026

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 ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.49% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 42.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-18.
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
2026-09-02 16:14Z1 MO AGO
Last updated
2026-09-18 12:10Z1 MO AGO
Reserved
2025-10-08
Assigning CNA
cisco
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 8.8)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-703Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional ConditionsPillar
Data version
5.2
Document digest
3dee9a02b5e7fbb944cfdd25397085acec428f63fde88c31c49be2c01cdf1bbe

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
CiscoCisco IOS XR Software6.5.29, 7.0.1, 6.5.26, 6.5.25, 6.5.28, 6.5.90, 7.1.1, 7.0.90, 6.7.1, 7.0.2, 7.1.15, 7.2.1, 7.1.2, 6.7.2, 7.0.11, 7.0.12, 7.0.14, 7.1.25, 7.2.12, 7.3.1, 7.1.3, 6.7.3, 7.4.1, 7.2.2, 6.7.4, 6.5.31, 7.3.15, 7.3.16, 6.8.1, 7.4.15, 6.5.32, 7.3.2, 7.5.1, 7.4.16, 7.3.27, 7.6.1, 7.5.2, 7.8.1, 7.6.15, 7.5.12, 7.8.12, 7.3.3, 7.7.1, 6.8.2, 7.3.4, 7.4.2, 6.7.35, 6.9.1, 7.6.2, 7.5.3, 7.7.2, 6.9.2, 7.9.1, 7.10.1, 7.8.2, 7.5.4, 6.5.33, 7.8.22, 7.7.21, 7.9.2, 7.3.5, 7.5.5, 7.11.1, 7.9.21, 7.10.2, 24.1.1, 7.6.3, 7.3.6, 7.5.52, 7.11.2, 24.2.1, 24.1.2, 24.2.11, 24.3.1, 24.4.1, 24.2.2, 7.8.23, 7.11.21, 24.2.20, 24.3.2, 24.4.10, 6.5.35, 25.1.1, 24.4.2, 24.3.20, 24.4.15, 25.2.1, 6.5.351, 25.1.2, 24.3.30, 25.3.1, 6.5.352, 24.4.30, 24.2.21, 25.4.1, 25.2.2, 25.2.15, 7.2.0, 7.0.0, 25.2.30, 6.5.353, 26.1.1, 25.1.30, 25.3.15, 26.2.100, 25.4.2, 26.2.1, 25.4.30, 26.1.2, 25.4.201, 26.2.101, 25.2.21—

06 References