What is CVE-2022-20824?

CVE-2022-20824 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nx-os Software, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-08-25.

How severe is CVE-2022-20824?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Cisco Nx-os Software

CVE-2022-20824

A vulnerability in the Cisco Discovery Protocol feature of Cisco FXOS Software and Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges or cause a denial of service (DoS) con…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (33.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cisco Nx-os Software — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow

References

20220824 Cisco FXOS and NX-OS Software Cisco Discovery Protocol Denial of Service and Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220923-0001/ (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20824?: CVE-2022-20824 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nx-os Software, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-08-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-20824?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.