Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in ACI Mode Endpoint Group Contract Bypass Vulnerability
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. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is part of a group of advisories. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see Cisco Advance Notification for Publication of October 7, 2026, Security Advisories ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-notice-fBn58ELx"]. In addition, for further documentation of improvements and fixes in Cisco NX-OS Software, see Cisco NX-OS Software Security Hardening Release: October 2026 ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-hardening-nxosw1-cWzSbtR"].
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| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-20038US | medium5.8 | — | ||
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… | ||||
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- Security Vulnerability Policyexternal
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in ACI Mode Endpoint Group Contract Bypass Vulnerabilityself
- Cisco NX-OS Software Security Hardening Release: October 2026external
- Cisco Advance Notification for Publication of October 7, 2026, Security Advisoriesexternal
- Cisco's Transition to a Risk-Based Vulnerability Disclosure Modelexternal
- Cisco Security Vulnerability Policyexternal
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Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
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Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
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Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
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Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
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