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Cisco IOS XR EUVDEUVD-2026-70204

| CVE-2026-20274 CRITICAL
Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime (CWE-664)
2026-09-02 cisco GHSA-3m84-xhjg-xc55
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: cisco
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Vendor (cisco) PRIMARY
9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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9.8 CRITICAL

Adopts the vendor network/unauthenticated full-impact profile as a best estimate, but the batch advisory lacks technical detail to independently confirm AV, AC, or PR, so confidence is low.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVSS VectorVendor: cisco

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

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Analysis Generated
Sep 02, 2026 - 17:02 vuln.today
CVE Published
Sep 02, 2026 - 16:13 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco IOS XR Software engineering team has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in a software hardening releases that address multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities.

The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-20274 are related to improper resource control issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-664.

AnalysisAI

Improper resource lifecycle control (CWE-664) in Cisco IOS XR Software is addressed by a batch software-hardening release stemming from Cisco's internal security review (advisory cisco-sa-hardening-iosxr-qg64NcM). The provided CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, 9.8) implies a remotely reachable, unauthenticated flaw with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact on IOS XR routers, but Cisco's omnibus advisory publishes no technical specifics on the affected component or trigger. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Per the supplied CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N), exploitation requires only network reachability to the affected IOS XR service with no authentication and no user interaction against a router running a vulnerable, unpatched IOS XR train. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The raw signals are severe: CVSS 9.8 with a network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction, plus full C/I/A impact, which on paper describes a wormable-grade unauthenticated remote flaw on carrier-class routers. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation Patch available per vendor advisory: apply the Cisco IOS XR software-hardening release referenced in cisco-sa-hardening-iosxr-qg64NcM (https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-hardening-iosxr-qg64NcM); consult that advisory's Fixed Software section for the exact target train for your platform, as no explicit fix version is included in the CVE record. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours: inventory all Cisco IOS XR installations and identify current software versions; cross-reference against Cisco advisory cisco-sa-hardening-iosxr-qg64NcM to determine affected releases. …

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