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Cisco IOS XE Software TLS Memory Exhaustion Denial of Service Vulnerability

cisco-sa-iosxe-tls-dos-TVgLDEZL · High · Published · Updated

A vulnerability in the TLS library of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to exhaust the available memory of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper management of memory resources during TLS connection setup. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by repeatedly triggering the conditions that cause the memory increase. This could be done in a variety of ways, such as by repeatedly attempting Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) authentication when local EAP is enabled on an affected device or by using a machine-in-the-middle attack and resetting TLS connections between the affected device and other devices. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust the available memory on an affected device, resulting in an unexpected reload and a denial of service (DoS) condition. 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-iosxe-tls-dos-TVgLDEZL This advisory is part of the March 2026 release of the Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see Cisco Event Response: March 2026 Semiannual Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication.

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Workarounds

There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

CVEsCVE-2026-20004
Cisco Bug IDsCSCwm80596, CSCwk59707
CVSS ScoreBase 7.4
Base 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:X/RL:X/RC:X
Product Names From Source
Cisco IOS XE Software 16.9.1, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.9.2, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.9.1a, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.9.1b, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.9.1s, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.9.1c, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.9.1d, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.9.3, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.9.2a, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.9.2s, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.9.3h, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.9.4, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.9.3s, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.9.3a, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.9.4c, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.9.5, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.9.5f, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.9.6, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.9.7, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.9.8, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.9.8a, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.9.8b, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.10.1, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.10.1a, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.10.1b, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.10.1s, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.10.1c, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.10.1e, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.10.1d, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.10.2, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.10.1f, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.10.1g, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.10.3, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.11.1, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.11.1a, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.11.1b, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.11.2, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.11.1s, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.11.1c, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.1, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.1s, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.1a, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.1c, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.1w, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.2, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.1y, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.2a, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.3, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.8, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.2s, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.1x, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.1t, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.2t, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.4, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.3s, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.1z, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.3a, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.4a, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.5, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.6, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.1z1, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.5a, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.5b, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.1z2, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.6a, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.7, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.9, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.10, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.10a, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.11, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.12, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.13, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.14, Cisco IOS XE Software 16.12.15, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.1.1, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.1.1a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.1.1s, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.1.2, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.1.1t, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.1.3, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.2.1, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.2.1r, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.2.1a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.2.1v, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.2.2, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.2.3, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.3.1, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.3.2, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.3.3, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.3.1a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.3.1w, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.3.2a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.3.1x, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.3.1z, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.3.3a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.3.4, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.3.5, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.3.4a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.3.6, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.3.4b, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.3.4c, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.3.5a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.3.5b, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.3.7, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.3.8, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.3.8a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.4.1, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.4.2, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.4.1a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.4.1b, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.4.1c, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.4.2a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.5.1, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.5.1a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.5.1b, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.5.1c, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.6.1, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.6.2, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.6.1w, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.6.1a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.6.1x, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.6.3, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.6.1y, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.6.1z, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.6.3a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.6.4, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.6.1z1, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.6.5, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.6.6, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.6.6a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.6.5a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.6.7, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.6.8, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.6.8a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.7.1, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.7.1a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.7.1b, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.7.2, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.10.1, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.10.1a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.10.1b, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.8.1, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.8.1a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.9.1, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.9.1w, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.9.2, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.9.1a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.9.1x, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.9.1y, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.9.3, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.9.2a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.9.1x1, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.9.3a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.9.4, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.9.1y1, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.9.5, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.9.4a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.9.5a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.9.5b, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.9.6, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.9.5c, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.9.5d, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.9.6a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.9.6b, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.9.5e, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.9.5f, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.11.1, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.11.1a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.12.1, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.12.1w, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.12.1a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.12.1x, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.12.2, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.12.3, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.12.2a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.12.1y, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.12.1z, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.12.4, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.12.3a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.12.1z1, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.12.1z2, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.12.4a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.12.4b, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.12.1z3, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.12.1z4, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.12.1z5, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.12.1z6, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.13.1, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.13.1a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.14.1, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.14.1a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.15.1, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.15.1w, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.15.1a, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.15.1b, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.15.1x, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.15.1z, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.15.1y, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.16.1, Cisco IOS XE Software 17.16.1a, Cisco IOS, Cisco IOS XE Software

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