TI-2026-16299 Aliases CVE-2026-20086 GHSA-m53c-9wh4-q9hq

A vulnerability in the processing of Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points…

MEDIUM 43CWE-230Published 2026-03-25 · Updated 2026-03-26

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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A vulnerability in the processing of Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) packets of Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controller Software for the Catalyst CW9800 Family could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of a malformed CAPWAP packet. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed CAPWAP packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a DoS condition.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0036 29th 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	17.14.1; 17.15.1; 17.15.2; 17.15.3; 17.15.2b; 17.15.4; 17.15.4d; 17.16.1; 17.17.1; 17.18.1	—	No fix listed	CNA

Cisco IOS XE Software VendorCisco Affected 17.14.1; 17.15.1; 17.15.2; 17.15.3; 17.15.2b; 17.15.4; 17.15.4d; 17.16.1; 17.17.1; 17.18.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe::::::::	—	—	Cisco

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-20086
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m53c-9wh4-q9hq

References

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Sources

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