vulnerability
Cisco XE: CVE-2022-20848: Cisco IOS XE Software for Embedded Wireless Controllers on Catalyst 9100 Series Access Points UDP Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Sep 28, 2022 | Sep 29, 2022 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Sep 28, 2022
Added
Sep 29, 2022
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
A vulnerability in the UDP processing functionality of Cisco IOS XE Software for Embedded Wireless Controllers on Catalyst 9100 Series Access Points could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to the improper processing of UDP datagrams. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious UDP datagrams to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.
Solution
cisco-xe-update-latest
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