Resource exhaustion in Cisco Aironet Access Point Software
CVE-2023-20268
A vulnerability in the packet processing functionality of Cisco access point (AP) software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to exhaust resources on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient man…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.000 (11.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Cisco Aironet Access Point Software — versions 8.3.135.0, 8.3.140.0, 8.8.111.0
- Cisco Aironet Access Point Software (Ios Xe Controller) — versions 17.1.1t, 16.10.1s, 16.10.1
- Cisco Business Wireless Access Point Software — versions 10.3.1.0, 10.0.1.0, 10.2.1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-20268?
- CVE-2023-20268 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Aironet Access Point Software, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2023-09-27.
- How severe is CVE-2023-20268?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-20268 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.