CVE-2022-20919
HIGHCisco Ios XE - Improper Exception Handling
Title source: ruleDescription
A vulnerability in the processing of malformed Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) packets that are sent to Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to unexpectedly reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation during processing of CIP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed CIP packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to unexpectedly reload, resulting in a DoS condition.
Scores
CVSS v3
8.6
EPSS
0.0090
EPSS Percentile
75.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-755
CWE-248
Status
published
Affected Products (1)
cisco/ios_xe
Timeline
Published
Sep 30, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026