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Cloudflare partial outage on Oct 16, 2026: what happened
On Oct 16, 2026, the Cloudflare status page reported "Cloudflare Fedramp Dashboard and Access". About 1 hour 13 min: from Oct 16, 2026, 17:56 UTC to Oct 16, 2026, 19:09 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.
Cloudflare right now
At our last refresh (Oct 22, 2026, 12:35 UTC) Cloudflare was having problems: Partial System Outage.
- Started
- Oct 16, 2026, 17:56 UTC
- Resolved
- Oct 16, 2026, 19:09 UTC
- Duration
- 1 hour 13 min
- Official impact
- Major
- Affected
- Access, FedRamp Dashboard, Cloudflare Sites and Services - FedRamp Dashboard, Cloudflare Sites and Services - Access
- Source
- Cloudflare Fedramp Dashboard and Access on the Cloudflare status page
The Cloudflare status page rated the impact "Major": a partial outage. Some parts or some users were affected; it was not a complete outage.
What caused the Cloudflare partial outage?
The Cloudflare status page has not published a cause. When it identified the problem at 18:47 UTC on Oct 16, 2026, it said: "The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented."
When was it fixed?
The Cloudflare status page marked it resolved at Oct 16, 2026, 19:09 UTC, 1 hour 13 min after it started. A fix was in place and being monitored from Oct 16, 2026, 19:02 UTC.
Timeline of official updates
Every update the Cloudflare status page posted, oldest first. Times are UTC.
Oct 16, 2026, 17:56 UTC investigating
Cloudflare is investigating issues with accessing the Cloudflare Fedramp Dashboard and related Cloudflare Access services. Logging into dashboards and applications protected by Fedramp Access is impacted. These issues do not affect the serving of cached files via the Cloudflare CDN or other security features at the Edge. Cloudflare has identified the issue and is working on a fix.
Oct 16, 2026, 18:15 UTC investigating
Cloudflare is investigating issues with accessing the Cloudflare Fedramp Dashboard and related Cloudflare Access services. Logging into dashboards and applications protected by Fedramp Access is impacted. These issues do not affect the serving of cached files via the Cloudflare CDN or other security features at the Edge. Cloudflare has identified the issue and is working on a fix.
Oct 16, 2026, 18:47 UTC identified
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
Oct 16, 2026, 19:02 UTC monitoring
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
Oct 16, 2026, 19:09 UTC resolved
This incident has been resolved.
What our checks saw
- Our once-a-minute checks recorded Cloudflare as degraded from Oct 7, 2026, 21:22 UTC and it was still open at our last check (ongoing, read from the official status page).
Cloudflare partial outage questions
What caused the Cloudflare partial outage on Oct 16, 2026?
The Cloudflare status page has not published a cause. When it identified the problem (Oct 16, 2026, 18:47 UTC) it said: "The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented."
When was the Cloudflare partial outage on Oct 16, 2026 fixed?
The Cloudflare status page marked it resolved at Oct 16, 2026, 19:09 UTC, 1 hour 13 min after it started. A fix was in place and being monitored from Oct 16, 2026, 19:02 UTC.
How long did the Cloudflare partial outage last?
About 1 hour 13 min: from Oct 16, 2026, 17:56 UTC to Oct 16, 2026, 19:09 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.
Was Cloudflare completely down?
No. The Cloudflare status page rated the impact "Major": a partial outage. Some parts or some users were affected; it was not a complete outage. The affected parts listed were: Access, FedRamp Dashboard, Cloudflare Sites and Services - FedRamp Dashboard, Cloudflare Sites and Services - Access.
Which parts of Cloudflare were affected?
The Cloudflare status page listed: Access, FedRamp Dashboard, Cloudflare Sites and Services - FedRamp Dashboard, Cloudflare Sites and Services - Access.
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