CVE-2026-20051
Description
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.
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco Cisco NX-OS Software | 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) | — |
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