CVE-2023-20089

mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.003 · 22 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.30% (22nd) EPSS

CVSS 6.5 · medium

Is it mine?

49 products

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Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisco_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) feature for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Mode could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a memory leak, which could result in an unexpected reload of the device. This vulnerability is due to incorrect error checking when parsing ingress LLDP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a steady stream of crafted LLDP packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a memory leak, which could result in a denial of service (DoS) condition when the device unexpectedly reloads. Note: This vulnerability cannot be exploited by transit traffic through the device. The crafted LLDP packet must be targeted to a directly connected interface, and the attacker must be in the same broadcast domain as the affected device (Layer 2 adjacent). In addition, the attack surface for this vulnerability can be reduced by disabling LLDP on interfaces where it is not required.

remediations

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

A vendor fix is available.

FixedCisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode 15.2(1g) when installed on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switchescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode 15.2(2e) when installed on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switchescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode 15.2(2f) when installed on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switchescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode 15.2(2g) when installed on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switchescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode 15.2(2h) when installed on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switchescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode 15.2(3e) when installed on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switchescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode 15.2(3f) when installed on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switchescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode 15.2(3g) when installed on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switchescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode 15.2(4d) when installed on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switchescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode 15.2(4e) when installed on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switchescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode 15.2(4f) when installed on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switchescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode 15.2(5c) when installed on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switchescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode 15.2(5d) when installed on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switchescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode 15.2(5e) when installed on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switchescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode 16.0(1g) when installed on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switchescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode 16.0(1j) when installed on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switchescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com

cvss

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

7.4

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6–7.4

v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 3.6

v3.17.4highAV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.4highCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.4highCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 2.8 · impact 4

v3.16mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.4highCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-401USprimaryCWE-401USCWE-789USCWE-789US

affected products (49)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

cisco-sa-aci-lldp-dos-ySCNZOpXCisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in ACI Mode Link Layer Discovery Protocol Memory Leak Denial of Service Vulnerability2023-02-22csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) feature for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Mode could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a memory leak, which could result in an unexpected reload of the device. This vulnerability is due to incorrect error checking when parsing ingress LLDP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a steady stream of crafted LLDP packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a memory leak, which could result in a denial of service (DoS) condition when the device unexpectedly reloads. Note: This vulnerability cannot be exploited by transit traffic through the device. The crafted LLDP packet must be targeted to a directly connected interface, and the attacker must be in the same broadcast domain as the affected device (Layer 2 adjacent). In addition, the attack surface for this vulnerability can be reduced by disabling LLDP on interfaces where it is not required. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is part of the February 2023 Cisco FXOS and NX-OS Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see Cisco Event Response: February 2023 Semiannual Cisco FXOS and NX-OS Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-75057"].

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sources

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cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cisco_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-02-23modified 2026-06-17

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references (4)

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