CVE-2023-20176

highpriority · track · 34EPSS 0.009 · 58 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.87% (58th) EPSS
CVSS 8.6 · high
Is it mine?
60 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 networking component of Cisco access point (AP) software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a temporary disruption of service. This vulnerability is due to overuse of AP resources. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to an AP on an affected device as a wireless client and sending a high rate of traffic over an extended period of time. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the Datagram TLS (DTLS) session to tear down and reset, causing a denial of service (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 · 5.8–8.6

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
v3.15.8mediumAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.15.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.15.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 3.9 · impact 1.4
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)
v3.15.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-400USprimaryCWE-400US
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affected products (60)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • WID-SEC-W-2023-2493Cisco Catalyst: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2023-09-27csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Cisco Catalyst ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.

  • cisco-sa-click-ap-dos-wdcXkvnQCisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points Denial of Service Vulnerability2023-09-27csaf · cisco_csafUS

    A vulnerability in the networking component of Cisco access point (AP) software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a temporary disruption of service. This vulnerability is due to overuse of AP resources. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to an AP on an affected device as a wireless client and sending a high rate of traffic over an extended period of time. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the Datagram TLS (DTLS) session to tear down and reset, causing a denial of service (DoS) condition. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

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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_csafcert_bundNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2023-09-27modified 2026-06-17
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references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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