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CVE-2023-20056

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the management CLI of Cisco access point (AP) software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of commands supplied by the user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to a device and submitting crafted input to the affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause an affected device to reload spontaneously, resulting in a DoS condition.

CWE-78OS Command Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available
aironet access point softwareNVD
Affected:< 17.9.0.135Fixed in:17.9.0.135CVE-2023-20056derived from NVD
ios xeNVD
Affected:>= 17.7, < 17.9.2Fixed in:17.9.2CVE-2023-20056derived from NVD
wireless lan controller softwareNVD
Affected:< 8.10.183.0Fixed in:8.10.183.0CVE-2023-20056derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.26%probability of exploitation in 30 days
17thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 17% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

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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.