CVE-2026-20212
A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Cisco Nexus to execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A remote anonymous attacker can execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges on Cisco Nexus.
- Who is affected
- Cisco Nexus devices exposed to remote access, particularly untrusted networks.
- Urgency
- High severity; unauthenticated remote code execution with administrative privileges is critical.
- Action
- Apply Cisco security patch for CVE-2026-20212 or isolate affected Nexus devices.
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Advisory coverage (4)
- high[NEW] [high] Cisco Nexus: Vulnerability enables execution of arbitrary code with administrator privilegescert-bund · 2026-09-03
- criticalCVE-2026-20212: A vulnerability in the Silicon One integration for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches could allo…nvd · 2026-09-02
- criticalCisco Advance Notification for Publication of September 2, 2026, Security Advisoriescisco-psirt · 2026-09-02
- criticalCisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches Silicon One Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilitycisco-psirt · 2026-09-02
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