cisco-sa-iosxe-bing-MGHrFAkd: Cisco IOS XE Software Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability

Published Aug 5, 2026
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Updated

A vulnerability in the Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol (BEEP) feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.This vulnerability is due to improper handling when parsing a specific BEEP SOAP request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specific BEEP SOAP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a DoS condition.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address these vulnerabilities.This advisory is available at the following link:https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iosxe-bing-MGHrFAkd

Affected Software

1 affected component
Cisco IOS XE Software

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Compensating control

    No workarounds are available for these vulnerabilities; mitigate by applying the Cisco IOS XE software update released by Cisco.

Event History

Aug 5, 2026
Advisory Published
via Cisco·04:00 PM
Data Sourced
via Cisco·04:00 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
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