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[TLP:CLEAR] Cisco fixes 6 vulnerabilities

Cisco fixes 6 vulnerabilities in various products. Individual products and their fixed versions: Cisco IOS - 25.2.21, 25.4.2 [1][2][4] Cisco Unified Intelligence Center - 15.0(1)ES202511 [3] Cisco Finesse - 15.0(1)ES202511 [3] Cisco Unified CCX Release - 15.0 ES02 [3]

Cisco IOS XR - OS command injection (CVE-2026-20040, CVE-2026-20046)
CVSS 8.8 (High)

An authenticated local attacker can execute commands in the device's operating system with root privileges in Cisco IOS XR [1].

The vulnerability is present in product:

  • Cisco IOS XR; >=25.1.0, <25.2.21; >=25.3.0, <25.4.2;

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

More information:

  • CVE-2026-20040 at cve.org, NVD
  • CVE-2026-20046 at cve.org, NVD
  • CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') at cwe.mitre.org

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 11. 3. 2026.

Cisco IOS XR - DoS (CVE-2026-20118)
CVSS 6.8 (Medium)

An unauthenticated remote attacker can carry out a DoS attack on Cisco IOS XR by repeatedly sending specially crafted packets [2].

The vulnerability is present in product:

  • Cisco IOS XR; >=7.8.2, <7.12.0; >=24.1, <25.2.0;

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

More information:

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 11. 3. 2026.

Cisco Unified Intelligence Center, Finesse, Unified CCX Release - (CVE-2026-20116, CVE-2026-20117)
CVSS 6.1 (Medium)

An unauthenticated remote attacker can carry out an XSS attack in Cisco Unified Intelligence Center, Finesse and Unified CCX Release through the web management interface [3]

The vulnerability is present in products:

  • Cisco Unified Intelligence Center; >=12.6, <15.0(1)ES202511;
  • Cisco Finesse; >=12.6, <15.0(1)ES202511;
  • Cisco Unified CCX Release; >=12.5 SU3, <15.0 ES02;

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

More information:

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 11. 3. 2026.

Cisco IOS XR - DoS (CVE-2026-20074)
CVSS 7.4 (High)

An unauthenticated adjacent attacker can carry out a DoS attack on Cisco IOS XR by sending specially crafted IS-IS packets [4].

The vulnerability is present in product:

  • Cisco IOS XR; >=7.8.0, <7.12; >=24.1.0, <25.2.2;

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

More information:

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 11. 3. 2026.


By CESNET, z.s.p.o. Martin Krajči on 18. 3. 2026.

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