CVE-2026-20038

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in ACI Mode Policy-Based Redirect Endpoint Group Contract Bypass Vulnerability

MEDIUM
5.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 7, 2026 at 04:11 PM UTC
Updated: October 8, 2026 at 08:08 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNx OS

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Severity
MEDIUM5.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in the endpoint group (EPG) contract functionality of Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in ACI Mode could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured EPG contracts. This vulnerability is due to an improper control with EPG contracts. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending IPv4 or IPv6 packets using UDP source and destination ports that are assigned to DHCP traffic through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass EPG contracts on the affected device.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.8MEDIUMcisco
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-284

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