What is CVE-2022-20769?

CVE-2022-20769 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller (Wlc), classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2022-09-30.

How severe is CVE-2022-20769?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-20769 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller (Wlc)

CVE-2022-20769

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 vulnerabi…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (17.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Cisco Wireless Lan Controller (Wlc) — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

karimhabush/cyberowl

References

20220928 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller AireOS Software FIPS Mode Denial of Service Vulnerability (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20769?: CVE-2022-20769 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller (Wlc), classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2022-09-30.
How severe is CVE-2022-20769?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-20769 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.