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CVE-2020-3260

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Aironet Series Access Points Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to the improper processing of client packets that are sent to an affected access point (AP). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a large number of sustained client packets to the affected AP. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected AP to crash, resulting in a DoS condition.

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorAdjacent
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.46%probability of exploitation in 30 days
38thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 38% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2020-3260?

No published fix for CVE-2020-3260 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

Is CVE-2020-3260 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2020-3260 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.46% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 38% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2020-3260?

CVE-2020-3260 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.