TI-2020-03072 Aliases CVE-2020-3526 GHSA-x9r4-mp46-hrqx

Cisco IOS XE Software Common Open Policy Service Engine Denial of Service Vulnerability

MEDIUM 46CWE-20Published 2020-09-24 · Updated 2024-11-13

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A vulnerability in the Common Open Policy Service (COPS) engine of Cisco IOS XE Software on Cisco cBR-8 Converged Broadband Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to crash a device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed COPS message to the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to crash the device.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01374 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Cisco	Cisco IOS XE Software	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

Cisco IOS XE Software VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.2:::::::*	17.2	Vulnerable	Cisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:cbr-8:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Cisco

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:cbr-8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-3526
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x9r4-mp46-hrqx

References

Advisory 1

20200924 Cisco IOS XE Software Common Open Policy Service Engine Denial of Service Vulnerability

TI-2023-06904 Cisco is providing an update for the ongoing investigation into observed exploitation of… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2018-00122 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS and IOS XE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-02977 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-00135 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2017-04498 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2017-04497 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS XE Software KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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