Cisco disclosed a critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2026-20212, CVSS 9.8) affecting 10 Silicon One-based Nexus 9000 switch models, allowing attackers to execute code as root without credentials. Alongside this, Cisco released an IOS XR hardening bundle addressing 7 CVEs, two rated 9.8, with no available workarounds for any affected IOS XR version, making immediate patching the only mitigation.
Updated Sep 4, 2026 · CVSS 9.8