VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-20692

CVSS score7.7 HIGH
EPSS probability1.15%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-04-15
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A vulnerability in the NETCONF over SSH feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow a low-privileged, authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition (DoS) on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient resource management. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by initiating a large number of NETCONF over SSH connections. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust resources, causing the device to reload and resulting in a DoS condition on an affected device.

Weakness classification

  • psirt@cisco.com: CWE-400
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-400

Primary references