Cisco IOS XE Software Web-Based Management Interface Denial of Service Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with low privileges to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack against an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted input to the web-based management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the web-based management interface to become unresponsive. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-webui-dos-qdc7qx3 Security Impact Rating: Medium CVE: CVE-2026-20308
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Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-20308 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Cisco IOS XE
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- criticalCisco IOS XE Software Security Hardening Release: August 2026cisco-psirt · 2026-08-05
- highCisco IOS Software and IOS XE Software Extensible Messaging Client Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerabilitycisco-psirt · 2026-08-05
- mediumCisco IOS XE Software Web-Based Management Interface Denial of Service Vulnerabilitycisco-psirt · 2026-08-05
- highCisco IOS XE Software Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerabilitycisco-psirt · 2026-08-05
- highCisco IOS XE Software SNMP Denial of Service Vulnerabilitycisco-psirt · 2026-08-05
- mediumCisco IOS XE Software Denial of Service Vulnerabilitycisco-psirt · 2026-04-02
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- criticalCisco Advance Notification for Publication of August 5, 2026, Security Advisories2026-08-05
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