CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-20026

MediumCVSS 5.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.67%

52th percentile - higher than 52% of all known CVEs

Summary

Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in DCE/RPC request processing that can cause a buffer use-after-free read. An unauthenticated remote attacker could send many DCE/RPC requests over an established connection to leak sensitive information or restart the Snort 3 Detection Engine.

Risk Assessment

This can interrupt packet inspection and expose sensitive data, potentially leading to a denial of service (DoS) in environments using Snort 3.

Recommendation

Update Cisco products to the latest patched version and consider restricting access to interfaces inspected by Snort 3.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the processing of DCE/RPC requests that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to leak sensitive information or to restart, resulting in an interruption of packet inspection. This vulnerability is due to an error in buffer handling logic when processing DCE/RPC requests, which can result in a buffer use-after-free read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a large number of DCE/RPC requests through an established connection that is inspected by Snort 3. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to unexpectedly restart the Snort 3 Detection Engine, which could cause a denial of service (DoS).

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS