CVE-2020-3175

highpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.020 · 80 %ileEURUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.97% (80th) EPSS
CVSS 7.8 · high
Is it mine?
8 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisco_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability in the resource handling system of Cisco NX-OS Software for Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper resource usage control. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending traffic to the management interface (mgmt0) of an affected device at very high rates. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause unexpected behaviors such as high CPU usage, process crashes, or even full system reboots of an affected device.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • FixedCisco NX-OS Software 7.3(0)D1(1) when installed on Cisco MDS 9000 Multilayer Directors and Fabric Switchescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
  • FixedCisco NX-OS Software 7.3(0)DY(1) when installed on Cisco MDS 9000 Multilayer Directors and Fabric Switchescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
  • FixedCisco NX-OS Software 7.3(1)D1(1) when installed on Cisco MDS 9000 Multilayer Directors and Fabric Switchescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
  • FixedCisco NX-OS Software 7.3(1)DY(1) when installed on Cisco MDS 9000 Multilayer Directors and Fabric Switchescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.6
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.07.8highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 6.9
v3.18.6highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 4
v3.08.6highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.08.6highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 3.9 · impact 4
v3.08.6highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US
v3.18.6highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.17.9highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

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affected products (8)

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • cisco-sa-20200226-mds-ovrld-dosCisco MDS 9000 Series Switches Denial of Service Vulnerability2020-02-26csaf · cisco_csafUS

    A vulnerability in the resource handling system of Cisco NX-OS Software for Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper resource usage control. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending traffic to the management interface (mgmt0) of an affected device at very high rates. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause unexpected behaviors such as high CPU usage, process crashes, or even full system reboots of an affected device. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200226-mds-ovrld-dos ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200226-mds-ovrld-dos"] This advisory is part of the February 2020 Cisco FXOS and NX-OS Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication, which includes six Cisco Security Advisories that describe six vulnerabilities. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see Cisco Event Response: February 2020 Cisco FXOS and NX-OS Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-73749"].

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also known as (4)

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sources

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references (8)

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