CVE-2022-20769 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) AireOS Software, specifically affecting devices with Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) mode enabled. An unauthenticated, adjacent attacker can exploit insufficient error validation by sending crafted packets, causing the WLC to crash. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and high impact on availability, but requires physical proximity to the network. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 8.10.171.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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