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CVE-2020-3111

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-3111 is a critical vulnerability in the Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) implementation on Cisco IP Phones, affecting numerous Cisco devices. An unauthenticated, adjacent attacker can exploit missing checks in CDP message processing to remotely execute code with root privileges or trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition by sending a crafted CDP packet. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH) due to its low attack complexity, requiring only Layer 2 adjacency, and its potential for complete compromise (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability). While not listed on the KEV catalog, its high media coverage and community discussion indicate significant awareness, though no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is currently available.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 12.7\(1\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ip_conference_phone_7832_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 11.3\(1\)sr1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ip_conference_phone_7832_with_multiplatform_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 12.7\(1\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ip_conference_phone_8832_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 11.3\(1\)sr1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ip_conference_phone_8832_with_multiplatform_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 11.3\(1\)sr1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ip_phone_6821_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.09%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0309 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 1,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/156203/Cisco-Discovery-Protocol-CDP-Remote-Device-Takeover.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200205-voip-phones-rce-dos
Vendor Advisory