CVE-2014-2201: The Message Transfer Service (MTS) in Cisco NX-OS before 6.2(7) on MDS 9000 devices and 6.0 before 6.0(2) o...

Security readout for executives and security teams

This flaw can let a remote attacker crash affected Cisco NX-OS devices by sending a large volume of crafted traffic. For executives, the main risk is outage: impacted storage or data-center switching infrastructure could kernel panic and lose availability until recovered. Exposure is likely limited to organizations running the named Cisco MDS 9000 or Nexus 7000 platforms on vulnerable NX-OS releases. The bundle does not identify other products or exact traffic paths, so inventory and vendor-advisory confirmation are required. Treat this as a high-priority availability risk for affected data-center or storage-network infrastructure. It is not described as data theft or code execution, but a device crash in these roles can still cause material service disruption. Mitigation focus: Identify Cisco MDS 9000 and Nexus 7000 devices in scope.; Upgrade affected NX-OS releases to Cisco-fixed versions or later.; Review Cisco advisory cisco-sa-20140521-nxos for platform-specific guidance..

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Jun 14, 2026, 14:16 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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