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CVE-2026-20212

NVD CRITICAL 9.8 · published 2026-09-02 · 1 on the wire

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.

Exploited in the wild

Not on KEV

Not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue as of the last daily pull. Absence is not proof of safety.

EPSS · 30-day forecast

1%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 43th percentile of all CVEs. A forecast; KEV outranks it.

CVSS · NVD

9.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Internet exposure

No exposure census on this CVE's dispatches.

Adversaries named alongside it

actors our dispatches named in the same reporting — association, not attribution

On the wire1
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