CVE-2022-20624 HIGH

CVE-2022-20624: Cisco NX-OS Software Cisco Fabric Services Over IP Denial of Service Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco NX-OS Software
Weakness CWE-400
Published February 23, 2022
Last update November 6, 2024

CVSS base score

8.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the Cisco Fabric Services over IP (CFSoIP) feature of Cisco NX-OS Software 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 incoming CFSoIP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted CFSoIP packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 23, 2022 CVE published
November 6, 2024 Record updated