8.6

CVE-2023-20176: cisco catalyst_9124_firmware Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS: 8.6v3.1HighModified
Published 27-09-2023Last modified 02-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-20176 is a high (CVSS 8.6) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in cisco catalyst_9124_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.6/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.87%
0%100%
Low · +0.21 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 27-09-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.87%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

58%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.21 pp

From 0.65% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.87%

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

Cisco7 products

1 vendor · 7 products

References

1 links