CVE-2020-3262
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.015 · 74 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) protocol handler of Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of CAPWAP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed CAPWAP packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to restart, resulting in a DoS condition.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Aironet Access Point Softwarecisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–8.6
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (7)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- cisco 5508 wireless controller firmware= 8.8(120.0)nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:5508_wireless_controller_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco 5520 wireless controller firmware= 8.8(120.0)nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:5520_wireless_controller_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- cisco-sa-wlc-capwap-dos-Y2sD9uEwCisco Wireless LAN Controller CAPWAP Denial of Service Vulnerability2020-04-15csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) protocol handler of Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of CAPWAP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed CAPWAP packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to restart, resulting in a DoS condition. 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-wlc-capwap-dos-Y2sD9uEw ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-wlc-capwap-dos-Y2sD9uEw"] This advisory is part of the April 2020 Cisco Aironet AP, Mobility Express, and WLC Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication, which includes four Cisco Security Advisories that describe four vulnerabilities. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see Cisco Event Response: April 2020 Cisco Aironet AP, Mobility Express and WLC Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-73978"].
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/47256cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3262cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-wlc-capwap-dos-Y2sD9uEwcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Cisco-Wireless-LAN-Controller-denial-of-service-via-CAPWAP-32045cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.1326.2/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.1326/cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-wlc-capwap-dos-Y2sD9uEwenisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-wlc-capwap-dos-Y2sD9uEwVendor Advisorynvd
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