Cisco IOS XR Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
CVE-2026-20279 Published on September 2, 2026

Cisco IOS XR Software Security Hardening Release: September 2026
As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco IOS XR Software engineering team has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in a software hardening releases that address multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-20279 are related to improper access control issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-284.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-20279 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is an Authorization Vulnerability?

The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

CVE-2026-20279 has been classified to as an Authorization vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-20279

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Affected Versions

Cisco IOS XR Software: