Cisco Releases Security Advisory for Telnet Vulnerability in IOS XE Software

Original release date: June 25, 2020

Cisco has released a security advisory on a Telnet vulnerability—CVE-2020-10188—affecting Cisco IOS XE devices. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. The advisory contains workarounds as well as indicators of compromise.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) encourages users and administrators to review the Cisco Security Advisory and apply the necessary workarounds.

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