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CVE-2026-20074

CVE-2026-20074 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.400000095367432 HIGH

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user arguments that are passed to specific CLI commands. An attacker with a low-privileged account could exploit this vulnerability by using crafted commands at the prompt. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system.

EPSS 0.05% · 15.9th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
7.400000095367432
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
0.05%
15.9th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
CiscoCisco IOS XR Software7.8.1, 7.9.1, 7.10.1

Exploit Intelligence

…and 6 more exploits

Timeline

  • Mar 11, 2026 CVE Published
  • Mar 11, 2026 PoC Published
  • Mar 11, 2026 PoC Published
  • Mar 11, 2026 CVE Updated
  • Mar 11, 2026 PoC Published
  • Mar 12, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Mar 12, 2026 PoC Published
  • Mar 12, 2026 PoC Published
  • Mar 12, 2026 PoC Published
  • Mar 12, 2026 PoC Published
  • Mar 12, 2026 PoC Published
  • Mar 12, 2026 PoC Published

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