CVE-2026-20083

Medium

Description

A vulnerability in the Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) server feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with low privileges to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of a malformed SCP request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing a crafted command through SSH. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a DoS condition.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductCisco IOS XE Software
PublishedMar 25, 2026
First seenMar 25, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-235CWE-235

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Cisco Cisco IOS XE Software3.5.0E, 3.5.1E, 3.5.2E, 3.5.3E, 3.11.1S, 3.11.2S, 3.11.0S, 3.11.3S, 3.11.4S, 3.12.0S, 3.12.1S, 3.12.2S, 3.12.3S, 3.12.0aS, 3.12.4S, 3.13.0S, 3.13.1S, 3.13.2S, 3.13.3S, 3.13.4S, 3.13.5S, 3.13.2aS, 3.13.0aS, 3.13.5aS, 3.13.6S, 3.13.7S, 3.13.6aS, 3.6.0E, 3.6.1E, 3.6.2aE, 3.6.2E, 3.6.3E, 3.6.4E, 3.6.5E, 3.6.6E, 3.6.5aE, 3.14.0S, 3.14.1S, 3.14.2S, 3.14.3S, 3.14.4S, 3.15.0S, 3.15.1S, 3.15.2S, 3.15.1cS, 3.15.3S, 3.15.4S, 3.7.0E, 3.7.1E, 3.7.2E, 3.7.3E, 3.7.4E, 3.7.5E, 3.16.0S, 3.16.1S, 3.16.1aS, 3.16.2S, 3.16.2aS, 3.16.0cS, 3.16.3S, 3.16.2bS, 3.16.3aS, 3.16.4S, 3.16.4aS, 3.16.4bS, 3.16.5S, 3.16.4dS, 3.17.0S, 3.17.1S, 3.17.2S, 3.17.1aS, 3.17.3S, 3.8.0E, 3.8.1E, 3.8.2E, 3.8.3E, 3.18.0aS, 3.18.0S, 3.18.1S, 3.18.2S, 3.18.0SP, 3.18.1SP, 3.18.1aSP, 3.18.1bSP, 3.18.1cSP, 3.9.0E, 3.9.1E, 16.6.1, 16.6.2, 16.6.3, 16.6.4, 16.6.5, 16.6.4a, 16.6.5a, 16.6.6, 16.6.7, 16.6.8, 16.6.9, 16.6.10, 16.7.1, 16.7.1a, 16.7.1b, 16.7.2, 16.7.3, 16.7.4, 16.8.1, 16.8.1a, 16.8.1b, 16.8.1s, 16.8.1c, 16.8.1d, 16.8.2, 16.8.1e, 16.8.3, 16.9.1, 16.9.2, 16.9.1a, 16.9.1b, 16.9.1s, 16.9.3, 16.9.4, 16.9.3a, 16.9.5, 16.9.5f, 16.9.6, 16.9.7, 16.9.8, 16.10.1, 16.10.1a, 16.10.1b, 16.10.1s, 16.10.1c, 16.10.1e, 16.10.1d, 16.10.2, 16.10.1f, 16.10.1g, 16.10.3, 16.11.1, 16.11.1a, 16.11.1b, 16.11.2, 16.11.1s, 16.12.1, 16.12.1s, 16.12.1a, 16.12.1c, 16.12.1w, 16.12.2, 16.12.1y, 16.12.2a, 16.12.3, 16.12.8, 16.12.2s, 16.12.1x, 16.12.1t, 16.12.4, 16.12.3s, 16.12.3a, 16.12.4a, 16.12.5, 16.12.6, 16.12.1z1, 16.12.5a, 16.12.5b, 16.12.1z2, 16.12.6a, 16.12.7, 16.12.9, 16.12.10, 16.12.10a, 16.12.11, 16.12.12, 16.12.13, 16.12.14, 17.1.1, 17.1.1a, 17.1.1s, 17.1.1t, 17.1.3, 17.2.1, 17.2.1r, 17.2.1a, 17.2.1v, 17.2.2, 17.2.3, 17.3.1, 17.3.2, 17.3.3, 17.3.1a, 17.3.1w, 17.3.2a, 17.3.1x, 17.3.1z, 17.3.4, 17.3.5, 17.3.4a, 17.3.6, 17.3.4b, 17.3.4c—

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