Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in ACI Mode Endpoint Group Contract Bypass Vulnerability
Cisco Nexus 9000 ACI switches allow unauthenticated bypass of EPG contracts via DHCP UDP ports.
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Cisco Nexus 9000 ACI switches allow unauthenticated bypass of EPG contracts via DHCP UDP ports.

Cisco disclosed CVE-2026-20212, a critical unauthenticated remote code execution flaw in the Silicon One integration of Nexus 9000 switches.
Cisco patched three critical flaws, including CVE-2026-20212 unauthenticated remote root code execution in Nexus 9000 switches; no exploitation observed yet.

Cisco patched CVE-2026-20212 (CVSS 9.8) in Silicon One-based Nexus 9000 switches, allowing unauthenticated remote root code execution via TCP ports 43210/43211.

Cisco patches critical CVE-2026-20212 (CVSS 9.8) in Nexus 9000 switches allowing unauthenticated remote root code execution, plus IOS XR hardening release.

Canada's Cyber Centre relayed Cisco advisories covering a Nexus 9000 Silicon One RCE, IOS XR hardening, and denial-of-service flaws across IP phone lines.
Cisco PSIRT published September 2, 2026 advisories including critical IOS XR hardening fixes and a Nexus 9000 remote code execution flaw.
Cisco patches unauthenticated RCE in Nexus 9000 Silicon One switches exposed via TCP ports 43210 and 43211 in the default L3 VRF.
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