CVE-2022-20933

HIGH EXPLOITED

Cisco Meraki MX/Z3 16.2.0-16.16.6 DoS via Malicious SSL VPN Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2022-20933 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV).

Description

A vulnerability in the Cisco AnyConnect VPN server of Cisco Meraki MX and Cisco Meraki Z3 Teleworker Gateway devices could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of client-supplied parameters while establishing an SSL VPN session. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious request and sending it to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the Cisco AnyConnect VPN server to crash and restart, resulting in the failure of the established SSL VPN connections and forcing remote users to initiate a new VPN connection and re-authenticate. A sustained attack could prevent new SSL VPN connections from being established. Note: When the attack traffic stops, the Cisco AnyConnect VPN server recovers gracefully without requiring manual intervention. Cisco Meraki has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

References (1)

Core 1

Scores

CVSS v3 8.6
EPSS 0.0046
EPSS Percentile 64.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2025-03-31
CWE
CWE-234
Status published
Products (23)
cisco/meraki_mx100_firmware 16.2.0 - 16.16.6
cisco/meraki_mx105_firmware 16.2.0 - 16.16.6
cisco/meraki_mx250_firmware 16.2.0 - 16.16.6
cisco/meraki_mx400_firmware 16.2.0 - 16.16.6
cisco/meraki_mx450_firmware 16.2.0 - 16.16.6
cisco/meraki_mx600_firmware 16.2.0 - 16.16.6
cisco/meraki_mx64_firmware 16.2.0 - 16.16.6
cisco/meraki_mx64w_firmware 16.2.0 - 16.16.6
cisco/meraki_mx65_firmware 16.2.0 - 16.16.6
cisco/meraki_mx65w_firmware 16.2.0 - 16.16.6
... and 13 more
Published Oct 26, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026