CVE-2026-20051
Essential information
- Published
- 25/02/2026 17:25
- Modified
- 25/02/2026 17:25
- Author
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- Creator
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- CVSS
- 7.4 HIGH (v3.1)
- CISA KEV
- No
- CWE
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- CVSS vector
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CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H—
CVSS metrics
- Access vector
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- Access complexity
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- Authentication
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- Confidentiality impact
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- Integrity impact
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- Availability impact
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- Exploitability
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- Remediation level
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- Report confidence
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- Temporal score
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- Attack vector
- ADJACENT_NETWORK
- Attack complexity
- LOW
- Privileges required
- NONE
- User interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality impact
- NONE
- Integrity impact
- NONE
- Availability impact
- HIGH
- Exploit code maturity
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- Remediation level
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- Attack vector
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- Attack complexity
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- Attack requirements
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Confidentiality (V)
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- Confidentiality (S)
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- Integrity (V)
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- Integrity (S)
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- Availability (V)
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- Availability (S)
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- Exploit maturity
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Description
A vulnerability with the Ethernet VPN (EVPN) Layer 2 ingress packet processing of Cisco Nexus 3600 Platform Switches and Cisco Nexus 9500-R Series Switching Platforms could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to trigger a Layer 2 traffic loop.
This vulnerability is due to a logic error when processing a crafted Layer 2 ingress frame. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a stream of crafted Ethernet frames through the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a Layer 2 Virtual eXtensible LAN (VxLAN) traffic loop, which, in turn, could result in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This Layer 2 loop could oversubscribe the bandwidth on network interfaces, which would result in all data plane traffic being dropped. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must be Layer 2-adjacent to the affected device.
Note: To stop active exploitation of this vulnerability, manual intervention is required to both stop the crafted traffic and flap all involved network interfaces. For additional assistance if a Layer 2 loop that is related to this vulnerability is suspected, contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) or the proper support provider.
NVD status
- Status
- Received — CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
- Source
- [email protected]
- NVD
- View on NVD
Affected products (CPE)
| Product | CPE |
|---|---|
| cisco / nexus 3600 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3600:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco / nexus 9500-r | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9500-r:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |