Description
A vulnerability in the Silicon One integration for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute code with root privileges.

This vulnerability exists because TCP ports 43210 and 43211 are accessible in the default Layer 3 (L3) virtual routing and forwarding (VRF). A successful exploit could allow the attacker to connect to an affected device and send crafted input that could be executed as code with root privileges. The exploitation of this vulnerability could also cause the S1HAL process to crash, which could cause the device to reload.
Published: 2026-09-02
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description A vulnerability in the Silicon One integration for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute code with root privileges. This vulnerability exists because TCP ports 43210 and 43211 are accessible in the default Layer 3 (L3) virtual routing and forwarding (VRF). A successful exploit could allow the attacker to connect to an affected device and send crafted input that could be executed as code with root privileges. The exploitation of this vulnerability could also cause the S1HAL process to crash, which could cause the device to reload.
Title Cisco Nexus 3000 and 9000 Series Switches Silicon One Hardware Abstraction Layer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-1327
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-02T17:58:59.427Z

Reserved: 2025-10-08T11:59:15.398Z

Link: CVE-2026-20212

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-02T17:17:31.547

Modified: 2026-09-02T17:17:31.547

Link: CVE-2026-20212

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-1327

    Binding to an Unrestricted IP Address