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CVE-2026-20271 is a high-severity vulnerability record for Cisco IOS XE Software that covers multiple internally discovered software hardening issues related to insufficient control flow management. Cisco classifies the weakness under CWE-691 and describes it as encompassing conditions such as race conditions, uncontrolled recursion, and infinite loops. The issue affects Cisco IOS XE Software running in autonomous mode or controller mode and was addressed as part of Cisco's August 2026 IOS XE security hardening releases. The published CVSS v3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H, indicating remote exploitation with low attack complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction. Available information does not identify a specific vulnerable function or code path.
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A high-severity Cisco IOS XE vulnerability involving insufficient control flow management that could affect availability or create conditions for further exploitation.
An insufficient control flow management vulnerability affecting Cisco IOS XE Software.
A Cisco IOS XE Software vulnerability involving insufficient control-flow management.
A Cisco IOS XE Software vulnerability involving insufficient control-flow management.
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