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Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2022-20856 – Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controller Software for the Catalyst Vulnerability

Severity

Medium

Analysis Summary

CVE-2022-20856 

Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controller Software for the Catalyst 9000 Family CAPWAP Mobility is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a logic error and improper management of resources related to the handling of CAPWAP Mobility messages. By sending specially-crafted CAPWAP Mobility packet, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the device to reload.

Impact

  • Denial of Service

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

  • CVE-2022-20856

Affected Vendors

Cisco

Affected Products

  • Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers
  • Cisco Catalyst 9800 Embedded Wireless Controller for Catalyst 9300 Series Switches
  • Cisco Catalyst 9800 Embedded Wireless Controller for Catalyst 9400 Series Switches
  • Cisco Catalyst 9800 Embedded Wireless Controller for Catalyst 9500 Series Switches

Remediation

Refer to Cisco Security Advisory for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information.

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