Cisco IOS XE Software Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Two Cisco IOS XE Software flaws: a CLI 'start maintenance' command with improper privileges lets a user trigger a denial‑of‑service, and a Lobby Ambassador API flaw lets a user craft requests that elevate privileges, creating level‑1 user. Cisco issued updates.

03/25 06:00 PM cisco.com

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Cisco IOS XE Software Denial of Service Vulnerability

#Cisco IOS XE #CLI vulnerability #denial of service #local attacker #maintenance mode #privilege escalation

03/25 06:31 PM cisco.com

Cisco IOS XE Software Lobby Ambassador Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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