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CVE-2026-20269 is a high-severity vulnerability record for Cisco IOS XE Software that covers multiple internally discovered flaws related to improper control of a resource through its lifetime. Cisco classifies the issue under CWE-664 and associates it with resource lifetime management problems such as invalid memory handling, null pointer dereferences, file handler issues, and memory corruption conditions. The issue was identified during an internal security review and addressed through Cisco IOS XE software hardening releases. Available scoring indicates the vulnerability is remotely exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction, and primarily affects availability.
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A high-severity Cisco IOS XE vulnerability involving improper control of a resource through its lifetime, potentially affecting resource or memory management.
An improper control of a resource through its lifetime vulnerability affecting Cisco IOS XE Software.
A Cisco IOS XE Software vulnerability involving improper control of a resource through its lifetime.
A Cisco IOS XE Software vulnerability involving improper control of a resource through its lifetime.
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Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.
Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
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