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CVE Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2026-20051
PUBLISHED
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Assigner-cisco
Assigner Org ID-d1c1063e-7a18-46af-9102-31f8928bc633
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Published At-25 Feb, 2026 | 16:14
Updated At-25 Feb, 2026 | 19:05
Rejected At-
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
Cisco Nexus 3600-R and 9500-R Series Switching Platforms Layer 2 Loop Denial of Service Vulnerability

A vulnerability with the Ethernet VPN (EVPN) Layer 2 ingress packet processing of Cisco Nexus 3600 Platform Switches and Cisco Nexus 9500-R Series Switching Platforms could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to trigger a Layer 2 traffic loop. This vulnerability is due to a logic error when processing a crafted Layer 2 ingress frame. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a stream of crafted Ethernet frames through the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a Layer 2 Virtual eXtensible LAN (VxLAN) traffic loop, which, in turn, could result in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This Layer 2 loop could oversubscribe the bandwidth on network interfaces, which would result in all data plane traffic being dropped. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must be Layer 2-adjacent to the affected device. Note: To stop active exploitation of this vulnerability, manual intervention is required to both stop the crafted traffic and flap all involved network interfaces. For additional assistance if a Layer 2 loop that is related to this vulnerability is suspected, contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) or the proper support provider. 

Affected Products
Vendor
Cisco Systems, Inc.Cisco
Product
Cisco NX-OS Software
Default Status
unknown
Versions
Affected
  • 9.2(3)
  • 9.2(2v)
  • 9.2(1)
  • 9.2(2t)
  • 9.2(3y)
  • 9.3(2)
  • 9.2(4)
  • 9.3(1)
  • 9.3(1z)
  • 9.2(2)
  • 9.3(3)
  • 9.3(4)
  • 9.3(5)
  • 9.3(6)
  • 9.3(5w)
  • 9.3(7)
  • 9.3(7k)
  • 10.2(1)
  • 9.3(7a)
  • 9.3(8)
  • 10.2(1q)
  • 10.2(2)
  • 9.3(9)
  • 10.2(3)
  • 10.2(3t)
  • 9.3(10)
  • 10.2(2a)
  • 10.3(1)
  • 10.2(4)
  • 10.3(2)
  • 9.3(11)
  • 10.3(3)
  • 10.2(5)
  • 9.3(12)
  • 10.2(3v)
  • 10.4(1)
  • 10.2(6)
  • 10.3(3w)
  • 10.3(3o)
  • 10.3(4)
  • 10.3(3p)
  • 10.3(4a)
  • 10.4(2)
  • 10.3(3q)
  • 9.3(13)
  • 10.3(5)
  • 10.2(7)
  • 10.4(3)
  • 10.3(3x)
  • 10.3(4g)
  • 10.5(1)
  • 10.2(8)
  • 10.3(3r)
  • 10.3(6)
  • 9.3(14)
  • 10.4(4)
  • 10.3(4h)
  • 10.5(2)
  • 10.3(7)
  • 10.4(5)
  • 10.5(3)
  • 10.2(9)
  • 9.3(15)
  • 10.4(4g)
  • 10.5(4)
  • 10.6(1)
  • 10.5(3t)
  • 10.3(8)
  • 10.4(6)
  • 10.5(3s)
  • 10.5(3e)
  • 10.5(3o)
  • 9.3(16)
  • 10.6(1s)
  • 10.5(3p)
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
cweCWE-457Use of Uninitialized Variable
Type: cwe
CWE ID: CWE-457
Description: Use of Uninitialized Variable
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
3.17.4HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Version: 3.1
Base score: 7.4
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.

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https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-ether-dos-Kv8YNWZ4
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Hyperlink: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-ether-dos-Kv8YNWZ4
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