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.

Project Subscriptions

No data.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Authenticated DoS via Malformed SCP Request on Cisco IOS XE

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Weaknesses CWE-235
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Projects

Sign in to view the affected projects.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-25T16:07:32.842Z

Reserved: 2025-10-08T11:59:15.366Z

Link: CVE-2026-20083

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-25T16:16:12.903

Modified: 2026-03-25T16:16:12.903

Link: CVE-2026-20083

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-25T21:30:51Z

Weaknesses