CVE-2022-20848

highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.010 · 64 %ileEURUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.03% (64th) EPSS
CVSS 7.5 · high
Is it mine?
20 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 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.

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remediations

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

A vendor fix is available.

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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⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–8.6

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6
v3.18.6highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.18.6highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.18.6highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 3.9 · impact 4
v3.16.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.18.6highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US
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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

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-399USCWE-400US
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affected products (20)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • cisco-sa-wlc-udp-dos-XDyEwhNzCisco IOS XE Software for Embedded Wireless Controllers on Catalyst 9100 Series Access Points UDP Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability2022-09-28csaf · cisco_csafUS

    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. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is part of the September 2022 release of the Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see Cisco Event Response: September 2022 Semiannual Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication. ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-74745"]

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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducisco_csafnvdNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2022-09-30modified 2026-06-17
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references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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