CVE-2022-20622 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller with Catalyst Access Points Software, specifically in IP ingress packet processing. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit improper rate limiting by sending a high volume of IP traffic to the management interface, causing the device to reload unexpectedly. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and a high impact on availability. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not known to be actively exploited. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 17.3, < 17.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:aironet_access_point_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.4, < 17.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:aironet_access_point_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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