- What: Cisco patches denial-of-service vulnerability in Crosswork Network Controller
- Impact: Flaw could be exploited to crash network systems
Beveiligingsadviezen Download Beveilingsadvies; NCSC-2026-0149 [1.0.0] Beveiligingsadvies NCSC-2026-0149 [1.0.0] Publicatie 13-05-2026 11:17 (Europe/Amsterdam) Prioriteit Normaal Betreft Kwetsbaarheid verholpen in Cisco Crosswork Network Controller Kenmerken Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Omschrijving Cisco heeft een kwetsbaarheid verholpen in Cisco Crosswork Network Controller. De kwetsbaarheid betreft een denial-of-service in Cisco Crosswork Network Controller die kan worden misbruikt door niet-geauthenticeerde externe aanvallers. De aanval bestaat uit het overweldigen van het systeem met een groot aantal verbindingverzoeken, waardoor de diensten onresponsief worden. Herstel van deze toestand vereist een handmatige herstart van het getroffen apparaat. Oplossingen Cisco heeft updates uitgebracht om de kwetsbaarheid te verhelpen. Zie bijgevoegde referenties voor meer informatie. Referenties https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nso-dos-7Egqyc CVE's CVE-2026-20188 - CVSS (v3) 7.5 Producten Cisco Cisco Crosswork Network Change Automation Network Services Orchestrator Disclaimer The Netherlands Cyber Security Center (henceforth: NCSC-NL) maintains this page to enhance access to its information and security advisories. The use of this security advisory is subject to the following terms and conditions: NCSC-NL makes every reasonable effort to ensure that the content of this page is kept up to date, and that it is accurate and complete. Nevertheless, NCSC-NL cannot entirely rule out the possibility of errors, and therefore cannot give any warranty in respect of its completeness, accuracy or continuous keeping up-to-date. The information contained in this security advisory is intended solely for the purpose of providing general information to professional users. No rights can be derived from the information provided therein. NCSC-NL and the Kingdom of the Netherlands assume no legal liability or responsibility for any damage resulting from either the use or inability of use of this security advisory. This includes damage resulting from the inaccuracy of incompleteness of the information contained in the advisory. This security advisory is subject to Dutch law. All disputes related to or arising from the use of this advisory will be submitted to the competent court in The Hague. This choice of means also applies to the court in summary proceedings.