CVE-2026-20319
Received Received - Intake

Buffer Management Flaw in Cisco Secure Workload

Publication date: 2026-08-19

Last updated on: 2026-08-19

Assigner: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Description
As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco Secure Workload engineering team has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in a software hardening release that addresses multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-20319 are related to buffer management issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-119.

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Published
2026-08-19
Last Modified
2026-08-19
Generated
2026-08-19
AI Q&A
2026-08-19
EPSS Evaluated
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NVD
CVE-2026-20319
EUVD
EUVD-2026-62572

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cisco secure_workload *

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CWE ID Description
CWE-119 The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is related to buffer management issues classified under CWE-119. CWE-119 refers to improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer, which can lead to buffer overflows or other memory corruption issues.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition by crashing the affected system. The CVSS score of 7.5 indicates a high severity, meaning it has significant potential to disrupt services.

Compliance Impact

The provided CVE data does not specify direct impacts on compliance with standards like GDPR or HIPAA. The vulnerability involves buffer management issues (CWE-119) with a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating potential availability impacts. Compliance implications would depend on system configuration and data processing context.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply the software hardening release provided by Cisco Secure Workload to address buffer management issues. Monitor Cisco's security advisories for updates and patches.

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