What is CVE-2022-20808?

CVE-2022-20808 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2022-07-06.

How severe is CVE-2022-20808?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem

CVE-2022-20808

A vulnerability in Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem (SSM On-Prem) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of multiple simultaneous device registrations on Cisco SSM On-Prem. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending multiple device registration requests to Cisco SSM On-Prem. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition on an affected device.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published 2022-07-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (62.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 62.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-onprem-p… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20808?: CVE-2022-20808 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2022-07-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-20808?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.