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BugZero | Cisco BugID CSCwf08698 - Cat9k Crashes Unexpectedly due to a Fault in the '...

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CSCwf08698

Cisco - Defect ID: CSCwf08698

Cat9k Crashes Unexpectedly due to a Fault in the 'TLSCLIENT_PROCESS'

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Cisco
CSCwf08698

Cisco - Defect ID: CSCwf08698

Cat9k Crashes Unexpectedly due to a Fault in the 'TLSCLIENT_PROCESS'

Last updated on May 3rd, 2026

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Severity: 10.0

Lifecycle: 9.1

Popularity: 6.9

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Bug Details

Description

Symptom

Cat9k switch can reload unexpectedly due to a fault in the 'TLSCLIENT_PROCESS' within the IOS Daemon

Conditions

- Catalyst 9k - TLS configured Other condition are unknown.

Workaround

No Workaround

Further Problem Description

Change history

2026-01-12 Added: 17.11.1, 17.6.4

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Affected versions:17.11.1, 17.6.4

Fixed versions: 17.12.02a, 17.12.1, 17.12.1a, 17.12.1w, 17.12.1x, 17.12.1y, 17.12.1z, 17.12.1z1, 17.12.1z2, 17.12.1z3, 17.12.1z4, 17.12.1z5, 17.12.1z6, 17.12.2, 17.12.2a, 17.12.3, 17.12.3a, 17.12.4, 17.12.4a, 17.12.4b, 17.12.5, 17.12.5a, 17.12.5b, 17.12.5c, 17.12.5d, 17.12.6, 17.12.6a, 17.12.6b, 17.12.7, 17.12.7a, 17.12.7b, 17.13.1, 17.13.1a, 17.14.1, 17.14.1a, 17.15.1, 17.15.1a, 17.15.1b, 17.15.1w, 17.15.1x, 17.15.1y, 17.15.1z, 17.15.2, 17.15.2a, 17.15.2b, 17.15.2c, 17.15.3, 17.15.3a, 17.15.3b, 17.15.4, 17.15.4a, 17.15.4b, 17.15.4c, 17.15.4d, 17.15.4s1, 17.15.5, 17.15.5a, 17.16.1, 17.16.1a, 17.17.1, 17.18.1, 17.18.1a, 17.18.1w, 17.18.1x, 17.18.1y, 17.18.2, 17.18.3, 17.18.3a, 17.6.6, 17.6.6a, 17.6.7, 17.6.8, 17.6.8a, 17.9.4, 17.9.4a, 17.9.5, 17.9.5a, 17.9.5b, 17.9.5c, 17.9.5d, 17.9.5e, 17.9.5f, 17.9.6, 17.9.6a, 17.9.6b, 17.9.7, 17.9.7a, 17.9.7b, 17.9.8, 17.9.9, Bengaluru-17.6.6, Cupertino-17.9.4, Dublin-17.12.1, Dublin-17.12.2

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Affected versions:17.11.1, 17.6.4

Fixed versions: 17.12.02a, 17.12.1, 17.12.1a, 17.12.1w, 17.12.1x, 17.12.1y, 17.12.1z, 17.12.1z1, 17.12.1z2, 17.12.1z3, 17.12.1z4, 17.12.1z5, 17.12.1z6, 17.12.2, 17.12.2a, 17.12.3, 17.12.3a, 17.12.4, 17.12.4a, 17.12.4b, 17.12.5, 17.12.5a, 17.12.5b, 17.12.5c, 17.12.5d, 17.12.6, 17.12.6a, 17.12.6b, 17.12.7, 17.12.7a, 17.12.7b, 17.13.1, 17.13.1a, 17.14.1, 17.14.1a, 17.15.1, 17.15.1a, 17.15.1b, 17.15.1w, 17.15.1x, 17.15.1y, 17.15.1z, 17.15.2, 17.15.2a, 17.15.2b, 17.15.2c, 17.15.3, 17.15.3a, 17.15.3b, 17.15.4, 17.15.4a, 17.15.4b, 17.15.4c, 17.15.4d, 17.15.4s1, 17.15.5, 17.15.5a, 17.16.1, 17.16.1a, 17.17.1, 17.18.1, 17.18.1a, 17.18.1w, 17.18.1x, 17.18.1y, 17.18.2, 17.18.3, 17.18.3a, 17.6.6, 17.6.6a, 17.6.7, 17.6.8, 17.6.8a, 17.9.4, 17.9.4a, 17.9.5, 17.9.5a, 17.9.5b, 17.9.5c, 17.9.5d, 17.9.5e, 17.9.5f, 17.9.6, 17.9.6a, 17.9.6b, 17.9.7, 17.9.7a, 17.9.7b, 17.9.8, 17.9.9, Bengaluru-17.6.6, Cupertino-17.9.4, Dublin-17.12.1, Dublin-17.12.2

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