CVE-2026-20212 (GCVE-0-2026-20212)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-02 16:13 – Updated: 2026-09-03 03:56
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Cisco Nexus 3000 and 9000 Series Switches Silicon One Hardware Abstraction Layer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary
A vulnerability in the Silicon One integration for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute code with root privileges.
This vulnerability exists because TCP ports 43210 and 43211 are accessible in the default Layer 3 (L3) virtual routing and forwarding (VRF). A successful exploit could allow the attacker to connect to an affected device and send crafted input that could be executed as code with root privileges. The exploitation of this vulnerability could also cause the S1HAL process to crash, which could cause the device to reload.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC
CWE
- CWE-1327 - Binding to an Unrestricted IP Address
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software |
Affected:
10.3(1)
Affected: 10.3(2) Affected: 10.3(3) Affected: 10.4(1) Affected: 10.3(99w) Affected: 10.3(3w) Affected: 10.3(99x) Affected: 10.3(3o) Affected: 10.3(4) Affected: 10.3(3p) Affected: 10.3(4a) Affected: 10.4(2) Affected: 10.3(3q) Affected: 10.3(5) Affected: 10.4(3) Affected: 10.3(3x) Affected: 10.3(4g) Affected: 10.5(1) Affected: 10.3(3r) Affected: 10.3(6) Affected: 10.4(4) Affected: 10.3(4h) Affected: 10.5(2) Affected: 10.3(7) Affected: 10.4(5) Affected: 10.5(3) Affected: 10.4(4g) Affected: 10.5(4) Affected: 10.6(1) Affected: 10.5(3t) Affected: 10.3(8) Affected: 10.4(6) Affected: 10.5(3s) Affected: 10.5(3e) Affected: 10.5(3o) Affected: 10.6(1s) Affected: 10.6(2) Affected: 10.5(3p) Affected: 10.3(9) Affected: 10.6(2s) Affected: 10.6(3) Affected: 10.4(7) Affected: 10.5(5) Affected: 10.6(2n) Affected: 10.6(3s) |
guessed |
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