PLATEAUMinimal movement since 2026-08-06, 53 days at 0.00, as of 2026-09-28. arc-rules@v1
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Reachnetwork-reachable · no privileges required · no user interaction · low attack complexityreceipt
ImpactComplete availability loss, with impact beyond the vulnerable componentreceipt
Published consequencesCWE-682: Availability: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart; Integrity, Confidentiality, Availability: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart, DoS: Resource Consumption (Other), Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands…cwe-consequences@4.20
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Fixed inNo fix version in held sources, as the index stood on 28 Sep 2026.
Patch available sinceNo dated patch-availability record in held sources. The index holds reference URLs without dates and only the current revision of the CVE record, so the day a fix first existed cannot be derived. Only the versions it landed in.
BOD 26-04 deadlineIf the system is reachable from the internet: 14 days. If not: fix at the next system upgrade.derived
Show full BOD 26-04 deadline
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Unaudited dollar value2 of 3 inputs carry a receipt
Exposure$14,300over the next 30 days, if this record is yours
Movementno material movementthe record holds only daily drift and scoring model releases
Basisassumeda published average, not your estate
$14,300 = $4.99M incident cost x 0.6121449559255632 exposure x 0.00467 likelihood
udv@v1 · unaudited · wrong for you until you say what you run
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Attack path
What it is stated by the CNA
As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco IOS XE Software engineering team has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in software hardening releases that address multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities.
The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-20270 are related to incorrect calculation issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Pillar CWE-682. receipt
NVD's analysis a second authority
weakness
CWE-682
affected versions
cisco ios xe 16.6.2; cisco ios xe 16.6.3; cisco ios xe 16.6.4; and 264 more, listed in full below
4 observations held. A highlighted step crossed a promotion threshold. A step marked with a scoring model moved because the instrument was replaced, not because the vulnerability changed. receipt
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The record had been public for 1 month when this index was last written.
Published 2026-08-05 receipt · Index as of 2026-09-28 derived
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