7.4

CVE-2022-20769: cisco cisco wireless lan controller (wlc) Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 7.4v3.1HighModified
Published 30-09-2022Last modified 06-11-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-20769 is a high (CVSS 7.4) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in cisco cisco wireless lan controller (wlc). EPSS estimates a 0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.4/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.52%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 30-09-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the authentication functionality of Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) AireOS Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient error validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the wireless LAN controller to crash, resulting in a DoS condition. Note: This vulnerability affects only devices that have Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) mode enabled.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.52%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

43%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 0.50% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.52%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cisco2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

1 links