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CVE-2026-20083

A vulnerability in the Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) server feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with

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None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

A vulnerability in the Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) server feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with low privileges to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of a malformed SCP request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing a crafted command through SSH. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a DoS condition.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Cisco Cisco IOS XE Software

    3.5.0E, 3.5.1E, 3.5.2E, 3.5.3E, 3.11.1S, 3.11.2S, 3.11.0S, 3.11.3S, 3.11.4S, 3.12.0S, 3.12.1S, 3.12.2S, 3.12.3S, 3.12.0aS, 3.12.4S, 3.13.0S, 3.13.1S, 3.13.2S, 3.13.3S, 3.13.4S, 3.13.5S, 3.13.2aS, 3.13.0aS, 3.13.5aS, 3.13.6S, 3.13.7S, 3.13.6aS, 3.6.0E, 3.6.1E, 3.6.2aE, and 287 more

References 1

sec.cloudapps.cisco.com